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Civil Rights Vocabulary

Practice your terms and their definitions.

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SNCCOrganization formed by stduent actiovists
Dr. KingAdvocate of Guandian nonviolence who was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee
Jim CrowName for southern segregation laws
Rosa ParksAf Am women arrested for defying segregation laws in Montgomery, Alabama
Freedom SchoolsPrograms to improve academic and political skills of Af Am
James LawsonStudent who gave workshops on Guandian nonviolent protests tactics
SCLCCivil rights organization headed by King
Elijah MihammadHead of the Nation of Islam
Albany MovementLocal black civil rights organization involved in mass marches and rallies in Georgia
Mohandas GandhiLeader of India's fight for independence
Sit-inNonviolent for of protest used by students in Greensboro, NC
Thurgood MarshallAf Am Supreme Court Justice
Project CKing's strategy of confrontation with local white officials in Birmingham, Al
Ralph AbernathyAssociate of King's who was indicted during during the Montgomery movement
MFDPAlternative political party in Mississippi
Ella BakerSCLC leader who advised student activists
Nation of IslamGroup who members are Black Muslims
Stokely CarmichaelOrganizer who was advanced to SNCC chairperson because of his militancy
Affirmative ActionPolicy aimed at correcting the effects of discrimination in employment
Malclom XAdvocate of black separatism who was assassinated in New York


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