Modern Civil Rights Movement Flashcards

Flashcards covering key individuals, groups, court cases, and legislation of the Modern Civil Rights Movement.

NAACP

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, symbolized by the scales of justice and advocating for equal justice under the law.

WEB Dubois

A founder of the NAACP with a PhD from Harvard, advocating for the 'talented tenth' to uplift African Americans.

A. Phillip Randolph

Organized the March on Washington and fought for Executive Order 8802.

Dr. Kenneth Clark

Psychologist who studied the effects of segregation on children, finding that it harmed both white and black children.

Earl Warren

Chief Justice who pushed for a unanimous vote in Brown v. Board of Education.

Moses Till Bradley

Witness to the Emmett Till case.

Gov. Orval Farbous

Governor of Arkansas who initially supported integration but later opposed the Little Rock Nine.

Elizabeth Eckford

One of the Little Rock Nine, famously photographed walking alone amidst a white mob.

Little Rock 9

The first nine black students to attend the all-white Little Rock High School.

Daisy Bates

President of the NAACP who assisted the Little Rock Nine in attending school.

Minnie Gene Brown

One of the Little Rock Nine who resisted mistreatment.

Ernest Green

First of the Little Rock Nine to graduate high school.

Ben West

Mayor of Nashville during the sit-in movement.

Gov. George Wallace

Governor of Alabama, known for his pro-segregation stance and the phrase 'segregation forever.'

Huey Newton

Co-founded the Black Panther Party.

Bobby Seale

Co-founded the Black Panther Party.

Angela Davis

Prominent member of the Black Panther Party.

Elijah Muhammad

Founder of the Nation of Islam.

Malcolm X

A member and leader within the Nation of Islam.

Roy Wilkins

Leader in the NAACP.

Thurgood Marshall

Lawyer in Brown v. Board of Education & NAACP leader.

John Lewis

Founder of SNCC

Diane Nash

Founder of SNCC.

Ralph Abernathy

Leader within the SCLC.

Jesse Jackson

Leader within the SCLC.

Stokely Carmichael & H Rap Brown

Leaders who radicalized SNCC

Linda Brown

Figure in Brown v. Board of Education, challenging segregation

Ruby Bridges

A child who desegregated schools in Louisiana.

SCLC

Southern Christian Leadership Conference, advocating non-violent direct action.

SNCC

Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, initially advocating non-violence but later radicalized.

NOI

Nation of Islam, founded by Elijah Muhammad, with beliefs about racial separation.

BPP

Black Panther Party, advocating for Black Power and community support.

Brown v. Board of Education

Supreme Court case that desegregated American schools, overturning Plessy v. Ferguson.

Miranda v. Arizona

Supreme Court case requiring police to inform suspects of their rights.

Engel v. Vitale

Supreme Court case ending formal prayers in schools.

Griswold v. Conn

Supreme Court case that Struck down a state law that banned the use of contraceptives, even by married couples

Roe V. Wade

Supreme Court case that protected a woman's right to have an abortion.

Dobbs v. Jackson Women Health

Supreme Court case that overturned Roe v Wade.

Executive Order 8802

Prohibited discrimination in the defense industry.

Civil Rights Act 1964

Landmark legislation ensuring equal protection under the law and desegregating public accommodations.

Voting Rights Act 1965

Legislation prohibiting discrimination in voting.

Civil Rights Act 1968

Also known as the Fair Housing Act, it bans racial discrimination in housing.

24th Amendment

Ends poll taxes which were used to stop black people from voting.

14th amendment

Guarantees equal protection under the law.

White Flight

The movement of white families from cities to suburbs to avoid integrated schools.