Civil Rights Movement

Flashcards about the Civil Rights Movement

African American Civil Rights Movement

Key events: Emmett Till's murder, Montgomery Bus Boycott, March on Washington

Important figures in the African American Civil Rights Movement

Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X, Black Panther Party

Major laws of the African American Civil Rights Movement

Civil Rights Act (1964), Voting Rights Act (1965)

Strategies of the African American Civil Rights Movement

Nonviolent protest, legal challenges, community organizing

Black Panther Party

10 Point Platform demands, focus on police brutality and social services

Alcatraz Occupation

Symbolic protest to reclaim Native land and rights (1969-71)

Key legislation of the Indigenous Civil Rights Movement

Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (1975)

End of Termination Policy

Shift toward tribal sovereignty and self-governance

Declaration of Indian Purpose

Self-determination, cultural preservation

Chicano Movement

Labor rights, farmworkers’ rights, bilingual education

Yellow Power Movement

Modeled after Black civil rights, coalition-building, ethnic studies

Commonality between Latinx and Asian American Movements

Focus on coalition-building across minority groups for shared goals

Early LGBTQIA+ organizations

Society for Human Rights, Mattachine Society, Daughters of Bilitis

The Lavender Scare

Government persecution of LGBTQIA+ during the Cold War

Stonewall Uprising

Catalyst for modern LGBTQIA+ activism (1969)

Key figure in the LGBTQIA+ Rights Movement

Harvey Milk

Laws and policies of the LGBTQIA+ Rights Movement

Decriminalization of homosexuality, Don't Ask Don't Tell, Defense of Marriage Act, Obergefell v. Hodges

Significant event for LGBTQIA+ Rights Movement

HIV/AIDS crisis and activism (ACT UP)

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

Comprehensive civil rights law (1990)

ADA Requirements

Accessible public accommodations, transportation, education

ADA Requirements regarding assistance

Auxiliary aids and services for vision, hearing, and other disabilities

Common tactic Civil Rights Movements

Nonviolent protest

Militant group that differed in tactics

Black Panthers

Occupations and physical protests (catalysts for change)

Alcatraz, Stonewall

Coalitions across racial and ethnic lines

Strengthens movements

Legal challenges and landmark legislation

Important in achieving rights

Cultural pride and identity

Role in empowerment

A main goal of the Black Panther Party

Focus on police brutality and social services

Brown v. Board of Education

Landmark case that rules segregation unconstitutional.

Goal of the Civil Rights Movement

Ending segregation