APUSH

Jackie Robinson: first African American to play Major League Baseball.

Dixiecrats: Strom Thurmond led Southern Democrats who opposed civil rights.

Progressive Party 1948: third party led by Henry Wallace supporting civil rights and social reforms.

Brown vs. Board: 1954 case ending segregation in public schools.

Warren Court: Supreme Court under Chief Justice Earl Warren, expanded civil rights.

Little Rock: 1957 crisis over integration of Central High School in Arkansas.

Emmett Till: Black teenager murdered in Mississippi in 1955 for allegedly flirting with a white woman.

Montgomery Bus Boycott/Rosa Parks: protest against bus segregation sparked by Rosa Parks' arrest.

Martin Luther King, Jr./SCLC: MLK led the Southern Christian Leadership Conference for nonviolent civil rights activism.

SNCC - Sit-ins: Student group that organized nonviolent protests at segregated lunch counters.

CORE - Freedom Rides: Congress of Racial Equality organized bus trips to challenge segregation.

March on Washington: 1963 civil rights rally where MLK gave his “I Have a Dream” speech.

Freedom Summer: 1964 campaign to register Black voters in Mississippi.

Civil Rights Act 1964: banned segregation and discrimination based on race, sex, or religion.

Selma March: 1965 protest for voting rights, known for "Bloody Sunday."

Voting Rights Act 1965: law banning literacy tests and protecting Black voting rights.

“Black Power”: movement emphasizing racial pride and self-determination.

Stokely Carmichael (SNCC): leader who popularized "Black Power" and shifted SNCC towards militancy.

Black Panthers: militant group fighting police brutality and advocating for Black rights.

Huey Newton: co-founder of the Black Panther Party.

Bobby Seale: co-founder of the Black Panther Party.

Black Muslims: African American group combining Islam with Black nationalism.

Malcolm X: Black Muslim leader who advocated for Black pride and self-defense.

Haight-Ashbury: San Francisco neighborhood known for 1960s counterculture and hippies.

Glass Ceiling: invisible barrier preventing women from advancing in careers.

Baby and Child Care: 1946 book by Dr. Spock encouraging nurturing parenting.

The Feminine Mystique: Betty Friedan’s 1963 book sparking second-wave feminism.

Betty Friedan: author and leader of the women's rights movement.

NOW: National Organization for Women, fought for gender equality.

ERA: Equal Rights Amendment, proposed law to guarantee equal rights for women.

Roe vs. Wade: 1973 Supreme Court case legalizing abortion.

Chicanos: Cesar Chavez: Mexican American leader who fought for farm workers’ rights.

United Farm Workers: union led by Cesar Chavez for better farm labor conditions.

AIM: American Indian Movement, fought for Native American rights.

Occupation of Wounded Knee: 1973 AIM protest against U.S. government policies.

Stonewall Riot: 1969 LGBTQ+ uprising against police at a New York bar.

Affirmative Action: programs to increase opportunities for minorities and women.

Bakke vs. California: 1978 case allowing race to be considered in college admissions but banning quotas.