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Civil disobedience
Martin Luther King Jr. adopted Ghandi's idea of a non violet protest. -
Suffrage
The right to vote. -
Segregation
After the civil war, the south adopted jim crow laws which were laws that enacted seperation of blacks and whites and infacilitys in the south. -
Jim crow Laws
Racial dance that limited the amount of power that african americans had in the south. It was basically the southern way of keeping african americans as second class citizens. -
Plessy v. Ferguson
Was a sepreme court case that constituted segregation under seperate but equal facilities. -
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Malcolm X
He was a radical, so in order to get freedom, people had to fight for it. He was a leader in the civil rights movement. -
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Martin Luther King Jr.
He was a activist and a prominate leader in the civil rights movement. He preached peace and lead marches. -
WWII
WW2 was between the Allies and the Axis. WW2 was a total war, meaning that the US put all its materials and power towards the war. This left the US economically destoyed. On the plus side it strengthed the women and the abolition movement. -
Great society
It was a set of political programs etablished by president Lyndon B. Johnson that worked towards elimininating poverty and racial injustice. -
Black power
Slogan that aimed for achieving self-determination for African Americans.It worked towards making african americans feel powerful and capable. -
Conservatism
traditionalist or conservatives felt that the american culture was being lost. They tried to preserve the american culture. -
Brown v Board Of Education
Allowed schools to not be segregated. -
Feminism
Apart of the womens movement. It was the idea that women were just as powerful and capable as men. -
Affirmative Action
Provided special opportunities for minority groups. -
Socio-economics status
Individuals economic and social status. -
Upward Mobility
The uprise of African Americans.