Civil Rights Movement Overview

This set of flashcards covers key terms and definitions related to the Civil Rights Movement, based on the overview of civil rights activism and legislation.

Civil Rights Movement

A struggle for social justice in the United States aiming to end racial discrimination and obtain equal rights under the law.

NAACP

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, founded in 1909 to fight for civil rights and end discrimination.

Civil Disobedience

The act of intentionally breaking unjust laws to challenge and change them, a strategy used during the Civil Rights Movement.

Martin Luther King Jr.

A leader in the Civil Rights Movement who advocated for nonviolent protest and civil disobedience.

Brown v. Board of Education

The 1954 Supreme Court case that ruled that separate educational facilities are inherently unequal, thus unconstitutional.

SCLC

Southern Christian Leadership Conference, an organization co-founded by Martin Luther King Jr. to coordinate nonviolent protests.

Boycotts

Refusal to purchase goods or services as a form of protest against policies or practices deemed unjust.

Sit-ins

A form of protest where participants sit in a designated area and refuse to leave, often used to challenge segregation at lunch counters.

Civil Rights Act of 1964

Legislation that prohibited employment discrimination and authorized federal intervention to end segregation.

Public Transportation Desegregation

The process of ending racial segregation in public transport systems, exemplified by the Montgomery Bus Boycott.