| A | B |
|---|
| Rosa Parks | Refusal to give up her seat results in the Montgomery Bus Boycott |
| Martin Luther King | Leader during Civil Rights Movement who advocated passive resistance or non-violent civil disobedience |
| Plessy v. Ferguson | 1896 Supreme Court decision that "separate but equal" facilities are constitutional |
| Brown v. Board of Education | 1954 Supreme Court decision that segregated schools are inherently unqual and are therefor unconstitutional |
| Non-violent Protest Methods | Sit-ins, Freedom Riders, Boycotts, Marches |
| NAACP | National Association for the Advancement of Colored People led the legal fight for civil rights |
| Civil Rights Act of 1964 | Banned discrimination in public places, in hiring and voting |
| Voting Rights Act of 1965 | Banned voter qualification tests such as poll taxes and literacy tests. Also allowed Federal registration of voters in states practicing unfair voter registration. |
| Title IX (Title 9) | Forced colleges to give women equal opportunity in athletics (sports). |
| NOW | National Organization for women fought for equal pay, jobs, opportunity for women |
| Equal Rights Amendment | Failed but focused attention on the need for equality for women |
| Segregation | Separation of the races |
| Integration | Mixing of the races |
| Social isolation, separate and unequal facilities, education and resources | Effect of segregation |
| Jim Crow Laws | Laws passed after the Civil War to enforce segregation |
| Ku Klux Klan | Organization formed after the Civil War to enforce white supremacy through intimidation and harassment |
| SCLC | Southern Christian Leadership Conference organized and led Civil Rights protests throughout the South |
| Malcolm X | Advocated for a more militant approach to civil rights and the use of force if necessary |
| Thurgood Marshall | Argued successfully against separate but equal. Became a supreme court justice. |
| Freedom Riders | Rode integrated buses through the south to promote integration |
