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13th amendment
This amendment got rid of slavery and freed the blacks. Was a huge time for the black race and gave them life as a citizen. the amendment was passed by Abraham Lincoln and was a sign of new beginnings in the U.S. -
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Black codes
These codes were used after the civil war to refuse freedom of blacks. They allowed them to not be able to work in an economy due to low debt and income. -
14th amendment
It Gave other races equal rights as whites, the phrase different but equal came around because of this. It also gave equal protection to all races. -
15th amendment
Was Made to give equal voting rights to blacks. Got rid of poll taxes and literacy test so that blacks were allowed to vote free of charge. -
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Lynching
An insightful punishment the people would do to others because of any suspicion or dislike of someone. people were killed with ought even being proved guilty. mainly delt with hanging others. -
Plessy v. Ferguson
This case gave the idea of "Separate but equal".
Blacks were being treated separate and were given their own restrooms, housing areas, drinking fountains and even trains. But even though there were things for white and for colored, the whites were given what seemed like luxury compared to what was given to the colored. -
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Civil Disobedience
Civil disobedience was mainly used during the civil rights act because lots of blacks would go against the government so they would be allowed qual rights amongst all. -
19th amendment
This amendment allows anyone of any race or sex can vote as long as they are a citizen. This mainly helped with woman being able to vote during the woman' suffrage. -
20th amendment
This amendment focused around congress mainly, allowing the presidents term to end at noon on January 20th. It also went on talking about the congress meeting up at least once a year on the 3rd day of January unless a new day is made. -
Federal housing authorit
This was a service created to allow housing for all. Lends out loans to help with support for a good living in the house. -
sharecropping
This was a farming method that allows a tenant to use the land. In return the owner of the land is allowed a shared portion of the crops for no charge. this was one way blacks made a living on a farm after they were freed and because whites still didn't find them equal during this time they struggled to find farms to sharecrop on. -
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Brown V. Board of Education
Huge landmark for black rights. this court decision was one that help a big impact on the U.S. Basically Blacks were being denied education in certain school because of their race and they did not like that they could not attend school with whites because it made them feel different and less. -
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nonviolent protest
There were to types of protesters Non violent and militant, the non violent were the ones who would just make a point without any sign of violence or fight if they were arrested. the leader of this was MLK jr and he held lots. -
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Orville Faubus
36th governor of Arkansas, politictican and democrat best know for his 1957 desegregation of little rock school district. -
Rosa Parks
Rosa Park was A big role in the Boycott of Montgomery. She refused to move to the back for a white rider and was arrested but this was not her idea she got it from another young lady but felt she would be a better leader in the situation if they let Rosa do it. -
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Montgomery Bus Boycott
A time where blacks refused to ride the bus because of unequal rights given to them on the busses.For so long the walked or carpooled making the bus companies lose money to prove a point. -
Martin Luther King Jr.
Leader of the non violent civil rights act. helped with getting the civil rights act going and approved. a big role model for the black communities -
civil rights act
This civil rights act was for the equality of African americans and whites. The whites mistreated the African americans and made a different things for them, and of course the whites would get more privileged things. allowed for equality amongst the two. -
Sit-Ins
Sit ins were whenever people would gather together and sit in a place to take up space just to make a point across. During the civil rights fight lots of blacks would do this in public areas, and areas only for whites -
Affirmative Action
JFK first utilized this term. he said it so that governments could make sure that people were employed and allowed work for their living -
Cesar Chavez
Was a leader for the latin during the civil rights act. was looked up to as a person and a leader. -
24th amendment
It allowed people to vote in any primary no matter what their race or sex. it helped with electing vice president and all. Congress by law has power to enforce this law as well. -
Betty Friedan
was a great role model for woman because she was an activist and writer. she wrote a book in 1963 titled "The woman Mystique" talking about woman and their advantages. -
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George Wallace
45th governor of Alabama, was a politician and like Lester did not like blacks and whites being equal. he also fought for segregation and kept blacks from being anywhere near equal to them. -
desegrigation
This is when people were trying to get rid of segregation so that everyone may be seen as one and not just as different types of people because of their race religion or sex. -
civil rights act 2
This was a time where indians were being mistreated and not equal. so many rights were violated during this time including the 14th allowing separate but equal and equal protection among all. -
Head Start
This was a program established for young preschoolers who come from families with low income rates. It helps them meet health, phycological, nutrition, and emotional needs for their age. -
Upward Bound
This was the economic opportunity act in 1964 which was a response to war on poverty from the administration. -
Jim Crow Laws
These were laws that would basically force segregation against blacks and whites. They were used so that blacks would not be equal to whites and were very unequal times. -
veterans rights act
This protects all the people taken voluntarily or involuntarily into the military from their part time, full time job. It covers their needs. -
Hector P. Garcia
A WWII Veteran. Was a Mexican american physician, and surgeon. Is the founder of the American G.I. forum -
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Laster Maddox
75th governor of Georgia, was a politician and fought for segregation. did not like the thought of blacks being equal. -
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Thurgood Marshall
American lawyer who served in a supreme court as an associate justice. A really rememberable person from the civil rights act. -
26th amendment
This was the amendment that stated you are only allowed to vote if above the age of 18 and a citizen of the U.S. Congress has the legislative right to enforce this law of no matter what cause. -
Title IX (9)
Education Amendments Act of 1972, this is a federal law the basically states: No one in the united states shall be denied participation no matter sex, or be denied benefits of education
