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This was issued by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. It gave all Americans access to government jobs irregardless of their race, creed, color, or national origin. -
This order was issued by President Harry Truman. This executive order ended discrimination in the military. -
This was due to the Supreme Court ruling of Brown v. Board of Education. -
It was the war between the communistic North and the South with the U.S. as an ally. -
Parks' arrest led to anger and support. -
This boycott was sparked by Rosa Parks' arrest. It was ended after the Supreme Court said it was unconstitutional.
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This was led by church leaders including Martin Luther King Jr. It was formed due to Rosa Parks' arrest. -
This was 9 black students' attempt to go to attend the non-segregated public school as ruled by the Supreme Court. They were met with the Arkansas National Guard as ordered by their governor and a mob. There was so much violence that President Dwight D. Eisenhower had to intervene and order federal troops to escort them to and from school. This brought attention to the problem and protests. -
This was signed by President Eisenhower. It authorized the federal prosecution of anyone who tried to prevent another person from voting and created voter fraud investigation commission. -
This was a radical group that wanted to change the government with a social revolution. -
Four college students refused to leave a Woolworth's lunch counter until they were served. Hundreds joined them and some were arrested for trespassing, and there was a boycott of all segregated lunch counters until the four were served. This helped launch peaceful sit-ins, demonstrations, and the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee. -
This was when the U.S. and the Soviet Union had a political and military standoff due to the Soviet Union installing nuclear-armed missiles on Cuba. -
This was a peaceful march with the intent of forcing civil rights laws and job equality. This was the march where Martin Luther King Jr. gave his "I have a dream" speech. -
He was assassinated in Texas. -
It was signed by President Lyndon B. Johnson but it was initiated by President John F. Kennedy before his assassination. The law ensured equal employment, limited use of voter literacy tests, authorized federal authorities to make sure public facilities were unified. -
This law banned voter literacy tests and supplied federal examiners in some jurisdictions. -
Teach-ins were where they expressed their opinions. They were mainly made up of college students and those part of the hippie movement. -
His opposition to the war was based on his moral values. He also disliked the war because it was diverting federal funds from domestic programs and the unequal amount of African soldiers killed to the total amount. -
100,000 people protested the war at the Lincoln Memorial and 30,000 of them marched to the Pentagon later. They encountered those protecting the building and hundreds were arrested. -
This pressured the Johnson administration to create additional civil rights laws. -
This prevented housing discrimination based on ethnicity, gender, and religion. -
This led to a lot of controversy and many guys fled to Canada to avoid the draft. It also caused a lot of tension due to more demonstrations. -
The papers were about the war's actions, which led to more Americans questioning the responsibility of the U.S. government and military organizations. -
Due to strong anti-war support, President Nixon ended the U.S.' involvement in Southeast Asia.