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Civil Rights

The rights of citizens to political and social freedom and equality.

Responsibilities

Duties or tasks that citizens are expected or required to carry out.

Bill of Rights

The first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution, guaranteeing individual freedoms.

Segregation

The enforced separation of different racial groups in daily life.

Jim Crow Laws

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

Brown v. Board of Education

1954 Supreme Court case that declared segregated schools unconstitutional.

Civil Disobedience

The nonviolent refusal to obey certain laws as a form of protest.

Boycott

A form of protest involving the refusal to purchase or use goods and services.

Martin Luther King Jr.

Leader of the civil rights movement, known for advocating nonviolent protest.

Civil Rights Act of 1964

A law that banned segregation and discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.

Voting Rights Act of 1965

A law that eliminated barriers to voting for African Americans.