African American/ Civil Rights Movement

NAACP

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People; fought for civil rights through legal action.

Rosa Parks

Sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott by refusing to give up her seat.

Montgomery Bus Boycott

Year-long protest against segregation on buses.

Thurgood Marshall

First Black Supreme Court Justice; lawyer in Brown v. Board of Education.

Martin Luther King Jr./“I Have a Dream”

Civil rights leader; gave famous speech at 1963 March on Washington.

March to Selma, Alabama

Protest for voting rights; met with violence, led to Voting Rights Act.

Freedom Rides

Integrated bus rides into the segregated South to test court rulings.

Medgar Evers

NAACP leader assassinated in 1963.

Malcolm X

Advocated for Black empowerment and self-defense; later moderated his views.

Black Power

Movement promoting racial pride and autonomy.

Stokely Carmichael

Coined “Black Power”; led SNCC.

Black Panthers

Militant group promoting self-defense and social programs for Black communities.