Terms 2

Sure! Here are short definitions for each term:

- March on Washington (1963): A civil rights rally where Martin Luther King Jr. gave his "I Have a Dream" speech, advocating for racial equality.

- Sweatt v. Painter (1950): Supreme Court case that ruled separate Black law schools were unequal, helping to challenge segregation.

- Nation of Islam: A Black nationalist and religious movement promoting self-sufficiency and separation from white society.

- Birmingham Campaign: A civil rights protest against segregation in Birmingham, Alabama, met with violent police responses.

- 24th Amendment: Abolished the poll tax, removing barriers to Black voting rights.

- Malcolm X: Civil rights leader who initially supported Black nationalism but later promoted racial unity; assassinated in 1965.

- Civil Rights Act of 1964: Banned segregation in public places and outlawed employment discrimination.

- George Wallace: Segregationist Alabama governor who opposed civil rights and tried to block school integration.

- Brown v. Board of Education (1954): Supreme Court case that ruled segregation in public schools unconstitutional.

- Executive Order 9981: Order by President Truman that desegregated the U.S. military.

- Stokely Carmichael: Civil rights activist who popularized the term "Black Power" and led SNCC.

- Black Panthers: Militant civil rights group advocating self-defense and community programs to combat racial injustice.

- Freedom Summer: A campaign to register Black voters in the South, met with violence and resistance.

- Affirmative Action: Policies aimed at increasing opportunities for marginalized groups in education and employment.

- Selma: Site of the 1965 voting rights march, leading to the passage of the Voting Rights Act.

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