Comprehensive Study Guide: Organic Chemistry, Hydrocarbons, and Resource Management

Separate but Equal

A doctrine that allowed racial segregation as long as equal facilities were provided for both races.

Civil Rights Movement

A struggle for social justice that took place mainly during the 1950s and 1960s, aiming to end racial discrimination and secure equal rights for African Americans.

The Voting Rights Act of 1965

Legislation aimed to eliminate various forms of voting discrimination against African Americans.

Jim Crow Laws

State and local laws that enforced racial segregation in the Southern United States.

Brown v. Board of Education

A landmark 1954 Supreme Court case that declared state laws establishing separate public schools for black and white students unconstitutional.

Montgomery Bus Boycott

A civil rights protest against the racial segregation on the public transit system of Montgomery, Alabama, initiated by Rosa Parks in 1955.

NAACP

The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, an organization founded in 1909 to fight for civil rights for African Americans.

Martin Luther King Jr.

A civil rights leader known for his nonviolent activism and famous for the 'I Have a Dream' speech.

Malcolm X

An African American leader who advocated for the rights of blacks, emphasizing black self-determination and economic independence.

Civil Disobedience

The active refusal to obey certain laws, demands, and commands of a government, typically as a peaceful form of political protest.