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Brown v. Board of Education
Was a landmark decision of the United States Supreme Court that declared state laws establishing separate public schools for black and white students and denying black children equal educational opportunities unconstitutional. -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
Leaders of the black community in Montgomery, Alabama, organized a boycott of the city's buses to protest the racial policy of requiring blacks to ride in the back of the bus. -
Rosa Parks
United States civil rights leader who refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white man in Montgomery (Alabama) and so triggered the national Civil Rights movement -
Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)
Was an American Civil Rights organization founded by Martin Luther King Jr. to encourage nonviolent passive resistance; organized black Christian churches. -
Little Rock Nine
The Little Rock Nine was a group of African-American students who were enrolled in Little Rock Central High School -
Greensboro Sit-Ins
Four young men from A&T of North Carolina “sat-in” and order coffee at a restaurant that served whites only. -
Freedom Riders
one of an interracial group of civil rights activists who rode buses through parts of the South in order to protest racial segregation -
March on Washington
Was a large political rally in support of civil and economic rights for African-Americans that took place in Washington, D.C. -
"I Have A Dream" Speech
"I Have a Dream" is a seventeen minute public speech by Martin Luther King, Jr., in which he called for racial equality and an end to discrimination -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
The United States outlawed major forms of discrimination against blacks and women, and ended racial segregation in the United States. -
Malcolm X
Malcolm Little, was a vigorous campaigner for black rights, initially advocating the use of violence -
"Bloody Sunday"
600 civil rights marchers were attacked by state and local police with billy clubs and tear gas. -
Selma March
African American marched for civil rights in Selma, AL -
Black Power
political slogan used in the movement among people of Black African descent throughout the world, though primarily by African Americans in the United States -
Stokely Carmichael (SNCC):
preached Black power, separation of the races and violence to end racist practices in the United States, after beginning his crusade with non- violent protests and voter registration drives -
Voting Rights Act of 1965
The United States outlawed discriminatory voting practices that had been responsible for the widespread disenfranchisement of African Americans in the U.S. -
Black Panther Party
The Black Panther Party was an African-American revolutionary left-wing organization working for the self-defense for black people. -
MLK, Jr.
Martin Luther King, Jr., a prominent American leader of the African-American civil rights movement, was assassinated at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee
