Human Geo Culture and Ethnicity

Plessy v Ferguson.

A landmark Supreme Court case from 1896 that upheld racial segregation under the "separate but equal" doctrine, affirming the constitutionality of racial segregation laws in public facilities.

Jim Crow Laws

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

Brown vs. Board of Education

A landmark Supreme Court case from 1954 that declared racial segregation in public schools unconstitutional, effectively overturning Plessy v. Ferguson.

Apartheid

A system of institutionalized racial segregation and discrimination enforced in South Africa from 1948 to the early 1990s, restricting the rights of the non-white population.

Homelands

Areas designated for black South Africans during apartheid, restricting their movement and rights.

Nelson Mandela

Anti-apartheid revolutionary and political leader who became South Africa's first black president.

Civil Rights Bill

Legislation aimed at ending discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin in the United States.

Martin Luther King Jr

Prominent civil rights leader known for his use of nonviolent protest and famous for his "I Have a Dream" speech. He was shot and killed