| A | B |
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| Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka | The Supreme Court had outlawed racial segregation in public schools |
| Southern Manifesto | A document that called Brown a "clear abuse of judicial powers" |
| Montgomery Bus Boycott | The 1955-1956 boycott by black citizens of Montgomery, Alabama, bus system to protest segregated seating |
| White Citizens Council | Formed thoughout the south in the 1950s to oppose integration |
| Blacks | 2nd Class citizens |
| Charles Houston | Leader of Howard University |
| Thurgood Marshall | 1st African American to serve on the Supreme Court |
| Plessy v. Ferguson | States could segregate public facilities as long as the separte facilities wer equal for both races |
| Martin Luther King, Jr. | Leader of the boycott of the Montgomery Bus System |
| Rosa Parks | Refused to give up her seat and move to the back of the buss |
| Three things that Black citizens wanted | Be able to use public places as freely as whites, enforcement of their constitutional rights to vote, and a fair chance when applying for jobs and housing |
