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Black Codes
Laws that were passed to restrict African American's freedom, and of compelling them to work in a labor economy based on low wages or debt. -
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Civil Rights
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13th Amendment
"Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude except as a punishment for crime whereof the party -
14th Amendment
The amendment addresses citizenship rights and equal protection of the laws and was proposed in response to issues related to former slaves -
Sharecropping/Tenant Farming
Landowner allows tenant to use the land in return for a share of crops produced on their portion of land. -
15th Amendment
The right to vote shall not be determined by race, color or previous slavery. -
Jim Crow Laws
Segregation of public schools, places, transport, restrooms, restaurant, and drinking fountain for whites & blacks. -
Lynching
To kills someone for an alleged offense without a trial. -
Plessy V. Ferguson
When African American Humer Plessy was arrested for boarding a whites only car. Plessy claimed this was against the 13th and 14th amendment. -
19th Amendment
This Amendment gave women the right to vote by the 1920s. -
20th Amendment
Sets the dates at which president & vice president ends at noon on 20th January & senators & representatives at noon on the 3rd day of January -
Federal Hosing Authority (FHA)
It sets standards for construction and underwriting and insures loans made by banks and private lenders for home building. -
Hector P. Garcia
Mexican- American physician. surgeon World War 2 Veteran civil rights advocate, founder of the american G.I Forum -
Civil Disobedience
The refusal to comply with certain laws or to pay taxes and fines, as a peaceful form of political protest. -
Desegregation
The ending of racial segregation. -
Brown V. Board of education
Case in which the Court declared state laws establishing separate public schools for black and white students to be unconstitutional -
Orville Faubus
Governor of Arkansas.Mostly recognized for his stand against desegregation -
Rosa Parks
Alabama citizen who refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery city bus to a white person, as she was legally required to do so She was -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
Political and social protest campaign against the policy of racial segregation on the public transit system in Montgomery, Alabama. -
Civil Rights Act of 1957
U.S first civil rights legislation that established the Civil Rights Commission to protect individual's rights to equal protection an.. -
Affirmative Action
Action or policy favoring those who tend to suffer fro discrimination, especially in the relation to employment or education. -
Sit-Ins
Form of protest by people coming into a place and occupying space. Until they have the right to get served. -
Cesar Chavez
Civil rights activist and co-founder of National Farm Workers Association of 1962. -
Betty Friedan
American and feminist. Author of the Feminine Mystique and leading figure in women's movement. -
Martin Luther King Jr.
Baptist minister and social activist, who led the Civil Rights Movement in the United States. and Had a speech in the March of Washington -
Nonviolent Protest
The act of expressing disapproval through a statement or action without the use of violence. -
Upward Bound
Program for High School students. Helped them to receive a Bachelors Degree no matter their income -
24th Amendment
American Abolished the poll tax for all federal elections. A poll tax of anywhere from one to a few dollars that had to be paid. -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
US labor law in the United States that outlaws discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. -
Veteran Rights Act of 1965
Provides a 10 percent increase in compensation payment to all veterans with a service- connected disability. -
Head Start
Program for low income families that benefitted children. Meets child's emotional, social, health and nutritional needs. -
Thurgood Marshall
1st African-American to serve in the Supreme court 1967-1991. -
Lester Madox
Governor of the Georgia from 1967 to 1971. -
George Wallace
Governor of Alabama in the late 60's. Most known for his belief segregation should be forever. -
26th Amendment
18th years old can vote; citizens -
Title IX
No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in be denied the benefits of, or be subjected.
