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NAACP-W.E.B pubois
W.E.B bu Bois and ida B.walls were 2 of the founders of the NAACP they fought for the founders of the NAACP they fought for educational ,social and equality of rights of all persons and to eliminate race-based discrimination by using legal and legislative and with the help of the NAACP thurgood marshal was the first black person to put on the supreme court . -
LULAC
Oldest surviving Latino civil rights organization in the u.s it was established on 2/17/1929 in corp vs Christi. The purpose it to advance the economic condition , education attainment etc... -
mendez vs.westminster
The previous situation that this case addresses is the brown v.b.o.e
The ruling of this case was that California had to desegregate its public schools and allow anyone to join .
California became the first state to desegregate its public schools . -
desgregation of the u.s military 1948
executive order 9981 was an executive order issued on July 26, 1948 by president itarry s. Truman . It abolished racial discrimination in the USA and eventually led to the end of segregation in the serves. -
22 amendment passed 1951
limits the president to only two 4 years terms in office. before the 22nd amendment , presidents traditionally served a max of two terms, following the example set by George Washington . FDR broke this tradition as he served 4 terms . after FDR's death people realized this was bad for the country. This led to the 22nd amendment . -
southern christian leadership
The SCL African American civil right organization closely associated with Martin Luther King had large role in American civil rights was established in 1957 to coordinated the action of local peaceful protest for African american civil rights throughout the south. -
civil rigths act of 1957
event after african americans gained voting rights in 1870 . They were still being denied voting rights . setember 9 , 1957 president eisenhower signed a bill to help increased african american voting .
African americans gained easier acess to vote & this act kicked off the civil rights mevement. -
student non-violent coordinating committee 4/1960
important organization of civil rights movement in 1960s. purpose was civil rights movement ,anti-racism , participate democracy & pacifism formed to give younger blacks more voice in civil rights movement. had sit - ins at lunch , marches were organized . started Feb 1960 in Greensboro , north c.ella.b set up 1st meeting -
23rd amendment
the historical cause of it being possible at the time was b/c it gave the ppl who lived in Washington d.c the right to vote for representatives or a president .
the effects is the amendment was to ensure that the provisions of the 23rd amendment are enforced and Washington dc has its electrical votes applied . -
organization of afro-american unity - malcolm x
(oaau) was a pan - african ist organization founded by malcom x in 1964. the purpose of the OAAV was to fight for the human rights of African Americans and people of African descent in the americas. -
la raza unida
La raza unida ( national united peoples party or united race party ) is former hispanic political party centered on mexican - american nationalism . It was born in the early 1970's and became important throughout Texas and southern California . The main figures were Jose Angel Gutierrez and Cesar Chavez -
edgewood vs kirby
the situation was that the supreme court ruled TX children do not have an education v.s constitution .the ruling was that a Mexican legal group filed suit against Kirby . The result of this was the public schools funding made differences in schools. -
Delgado vs. bastrop ISD
until late 1940's the public education system in Texas for Mexican Americans offered segregated campuses with often minimal facilities and a curriculum frequently limited to vocational training. in 1948 the league of united Latin american citizens,Joined by the american G.I some school destructs continued to find ways to use segregation with regards to Mexican american students . the school districts said they were not segregating based on race but based on what was needed to benefit the child