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black panthers
was an African-American revolutionary organization established to promote Black Power, and by extension self-defense for blacks. It was active in the United States from the mid-1960s into the 1970s -
plessey v. ferguson
the U.S. Supreme Court decided that a Louisiana law mandating separate but equal accommodations for blacks and whites -
de jure segregation
Racial separation that is required by law is known as de jure segregation. The Supreme Court first approved of de jure segregation in Plessy v. Ferguson (1896), -
de facto segregation
segretation, not by law -
malcolm x
he was a courageous advocate for the rights of African Americans -
stokely varmichael
Trinidadian-American black activist active in the 1960s -
brown v. board of edcuation
was a landmark decision of the United States Supreme Court that declared state laws establishing separate public schools for black and white students denied black children equal educational opportunities. The decision overturned earlier rulings going back to Plessy v. Ferguson in 1896 -
montgomery bus boycott
was a political and social protest campaign started in 1955 in Montgomery, Alabama, USA, intended to oppose the city's policy of racial segregation on its public transit system -
little rock nine
These nine students are unanimous in proclaiming the true heroes of the crisis at Central High School were their parents, who supported them and kept the faith that the process was right and that what they endured would give them opportunities they deserved. -
s.c.l.c.
is an American civil rights organization. SCLC was closely associated with its first president, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The SCLC had a large role in the American Civil Rights Movement -
freedom riders
Civil Rights activists who rode on interstate buses into the segregated southern United States -
freedome summer
was a campaign in the United States launched in June 1964 to attempt to register as many African American voters as possible in Mississippi, -
voting rights act of 1965
outlawed discriminatory voting practices that had been responsible for the widespread disenfranchisement of African Americans in the United States -
salma march
The Selma to Montgomery marches were three marches in 1965 that marked the political and emotional peak of the American Civil Rights Movement. -
kerner commission
Illinois Governor Otto Kerner. President Lyndon B. Johnson appointed the commission on July 28, 1967 -
martin luther king j. assassination
At 6:01 p.m. on April 4, 1968, a shot rang out. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., who had been standing on the balcony of his room at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, TN, now lay sprawled on the balcony's floor -
civil rights act
The 1968 act expanded on previous acts and prohibited discrimination concerning the sale, rental, and financing of housing based on race, religion, national origin, and as of 1974, gender; -
martin luther king jr.
At the age of thirty-five, Martin Luther King, Jr., was the youngest man to have received the Nobel Peace Prize. When notified of his selection, he announced that he would turn over the prize money of $54,123 to the furtherance of the civil rights movement. president of Southern Christian Leadership Conference