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Committee of Civil Rights
Truman investigated civil rights and declared that he would protect them. -
Baseball
Jackie Robinson enters the leauge as the first African American player -
President's Committee on Civil Rights
Meat to investigate status of civil rights and propose measures to strengthen and protect them -
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Beatnik
Term used to characterize anti comformist youth -
Earl Warren Court 1953-1969
Earl Warren led a liberal majority and expanded civil rights -
Brown v. Board of Education
Declared segregation in schools unconstitutional -
Mongomery Bus Boycott
Rosa Parks refused to move from her seat on a bus and was thrown in jail, started a series of protests. -
Greensboro Sit Ins
Made the Woolworth stores change its policy of racial segregation in the Southern United States -
Civil Rights Act of 1957
Led to integration of public schools -
Student Non-violent Coordinating Comittee
Played a major role in Civil Rights, youth were leaders, staged sit ins and freedom rides. -
Mapp v. Ohio
Unreasonable searches and siezures could not be used in state courts -
Ole Miss riot
State forces v. segregationist civilians, protesting enrollment of James Meredith -
Birmingham Campaign
Brought attention to integration efforts of African Americans in Birmingham, AL -
Feminine Mystique
Book my Betty Frieden credited for sparking second wave feminism in the US -
Gideon v Wainwright
People who couldn't afford attourneys would be provided one -
March of Washington
200,000 Americans gathered in DC to protest for jobs and freedom -
24th Amendment
Made poll tax unconstitutional in regard to federal elections. -
Escobedo v. Illinois
Criminals have a right to counsel during police intterogations -
Civil Rights of 1964
Outlawed discrimiation based on race, gender, religion, or color. -
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Watts Riots
Race riot that took place in Watts neighborhood -
Assassination of 1965
Malcom X is shot by people identifying as 'black muslims' -
Miranda v. Arizona
Can only have prosecution if they can show that the defendant was informed of the right to consult with an attorney before -
NOW
National Organization of Women, feminist organization -
Thurgood Marshall
Thurgood Marshall becomes the first African American to be confirmed as a Supreme Court justice -
Assassination of 1968
Assassination of Robert F Kennedy -
Woodstock
3 day concert that went down in rock history, known as three days of peace of love. -
Equal Rights Amendment
Proposed amendment to have equal rights for women -
Voting Rights Act of 1965
Prohibits racial discrimination in voting