CIVIL RIGHTS VOCAB DIRECTIONS: Write down as much information as you can about each of the following key people, groups and events from the Civil Rights Era.

World War II

Thurgood Marshall

Rosa Parks.

Bus boycott

Martin Luther King’s tactics

Organization???? ??????????????????????????????????

Freedom Ride

CORE. I d e

Sit-in

Washington D.C. August, 1963

Civil Rights Act of 1964

Freedom Summer

Voting Rights Act

Malcolm

Equal Rights Amendment

ERA =

N.O.W.

Mexican-Americans Native Americans African Americans women

Great Society

Cesar Chavez

AND THE ANSWERS ARE…

World War II African American troops fought for the freedom of others during WWII and when they returned home they gained the courage to fight for their own freedom.

Thurgood Marshall African American attorney for the NAACP who argued in favor of the plaintiff in the Supreme Court case Brown v. Board of Education.

Rosa Parks She refused to give up her seat on a bus – challenging the Jim Crow laws of Montgomery, AL. Her arrest led to the Montgomery Bus Boycott – the beginning of the modern civil rights movement.

Bus boycott Montgomery Bus Boycott lasted almost an entire year. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. helped organize it. The boycott was an example of King’s non- violent protest.

Martin Luther King’s tactics Non-violent protest or Civil Disobedience. Dr. King was influenced greatly by Ghandi.

Organization???? ?????????????????????????????????? SCLC – Southern Christian Leadership Conference. Dr. King founded this group.

Freedom Ride A protest against segregation on interstate busing in the South. Freedom Rides were organized by CORE. (next slide)

CORE. I d e CORE – Congress of Racial Equality. This group organized the Freedom Ride protests against segregation on interstate busing in the South.

Sit-in A form of protest by sitting down and refusing to move (non-violent protest). Sit-ins were used by the SNCC – Student Non-violent Coordinating Committee. African American high school and college students would sit at segregated lunch counters and refuse to move until they were served.

Washington D.C. August, 1963 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. led the March on Washington on August 28, Over 200,000 people of all colors and from all over the country participated in this event. It was this day when Dr. King gave his “I Have A Dream” speech.

Civil Rights Act of 1964 Federal law that banned segregation in all public places. It was supported and signed by President Johnson.

Freedom Summer Civil rights workers helped African Americans from the South to register to vote.

Voting Rights Act Law that gave the federal government the power to force local officials to register African Americans to vote.

Malcolm Civil rights leader and member of the Nation of Islam. He told his followers to stand up for their own rights. He disagreed with Dr. King on the issue of integration – he wanted full equality for African Americans but he also wanted to independent of whites.

Equal Rights Amendment Proposed constitutional amendment that would have outlawed discrimination based on gender. This amendment was never added to the Constitution because not enough states ratified it. (Congress passed it, but ¾ of the states (38) did not pass it within the ten year window.)

ERA = ERA – Equal Rights Amendment

N.O.W. NOW – National Organization for Women. This group fought for equal rights for women in all aspects of life – jobs, education and marriage. NOW campaigned for the ERA.

Mexican-Americans Native Americans African Americans women Other groups that also fought for equality and civil rights during the Civil Rights Era.

Great Society The name of President Johnson’s domestic programs – many of which directly supported civil rights.

Cesar Chavez Latino civil rights leader who also organized the UFW – United Farm Workers union, which won higher wages and shorter hours for Latino farm workers. He also supported the fight to elect more Latinos to government posts.