Civil Rights Act (copy)

Jackie Robinson

First African American MLB player, symbol of racial integration.

Stokely Carmichael

SNCC leader, advocate of Black Power and self-sufficiency.

The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee

Malcolm X

Nation of Islam figure, promoted black empowerment (violence)

Martin Luther King, Jr.

SCLC leader, advocated nonviolent resistance for civil rights.

John Lewis

SNCC leader, key figure in Selma March and voting rights.

Brown v. Board of Education, 1954

Declared school segregation unconstitutional, major Civil Rights victory.

Boynton v. Virginia, 1960

Ruled segregation in transportation illegal, supported Freedom Rides.

Black Panthers

Militant group for black power, community programs.

Freedom Riders

Challenged bus segregation, drew national attention.

Freedom Summer

1964 voter registration drive in Mississippi, faced violent opposition.

Voting Rights Act, 1965

Outlawed discriminatory voting practices, increased African American participation.

Voting suppression tactics:

-Gerry-mandering

-Literacy tests

Civil Rights Act, 1964

Banned discrimination, ended segregation, major Civil Rights achievement.

Sit-ins

Protest form occupying spaces in establishments.

Voter Suppression

Strategies to discourage specific groups from voting, including voter ID laws.

Selma March

A march that was attempted three times to protest voting rights, with many peaceful demonstrators injured and killed. Led by MLK. Resulted in Voting Rights Act.

Black Nationalism

Movement emphasizing racial pride and black institutions, diverging from nonviolent approaches.

Gulf of Tonkin Resolution 1964

resolution authorizing military force in Southeast Asia.

My Lai

1968 massacre of Vietnamese civilians by U.S. soldiers.

Ho Chi Minh

Leader of North Vietnam against South Vietnamese and American forces.

Geneva Accords

A 1954 peace agreement that divided Vietnam into Communist-controlled North Vietnam and non-Communist South Vietnam until unification elections could be held in 1956

Agent Orange

Chemical weapon used in Vietnam War with long-lasting health effects.

-secure their human rights by creating political and cultural organizations that served their interests

Kerner Commissions conclusion

That Black and White communities were creating two separate societies

What president was responsible for desegregating arm forces

Truman

Black Power

Black pride, self-determination

Kent State

Ohio State University, protesting against the expanding of the Vietnam war to cambodia

Eisenhower Federal Troops

Sent to Little Rock 9, first A-A students to attend de-segregated school