Civil Rights Vocabulary

Brown V. Board of Education of Topeka

A 1954 case in which the supreme court ruled that "separate but equal" education for black and white students was unconstitutional

Student Non-violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)

an organization formed in1960 to coordinate sit-ins and other protests it was aimed at giving young blacks a larger role in the civil rights movement

Discrimination (Google)

The unjust prejudicial treatment of different categories of people or things, especially on the grounds of race, age, or sex

Segregation

the separation of people on the basis of race

Desegregation (Google)

the ending of a policy of racial segregation

Civil Rights Act (1964)

a law that banned discrimination on the basis of race, sex, national origin, or religion in public places and most work places

Civil Rights Act (1968)

a law that banned discrimination in housing

Voting Rights Act (1965)

a law that made it easier for African Americans to vote by eliminating discriminatory literacy tests and authorizing federal examiners to enroll voters

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

a law signed by George H.W bush in 1990 that ruled all discrimination against people with disabilities illegal

(NAACP)

the national association of the advancement of colored people, an organization founded in 1909 to promote full racial equality

Civil Disobedience

The refusal to obey those laws which are seen as unjust in an effort to bring about change in governmental policy

Montgomery Bus Boycott (Google)

political and social protest campaign against the policy of racial segregation on public transit system