1. Lyndon B. Johnson

2. Great Society
Great Society – President Johnson’s legislative programs that declared a “war on poverty”
more than 60 programs were passed between

3. Programs by Johnson
Medicare – a medical insurance programs set up for the elderly
Head Start – a medical insurance program set up for those living below the poverty line
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) (1965) – cabinet position in charge of public housing and developing model cities

4. Civil Rights Movement
Civil Disobedience - a strategy for causing social change by means of non-violent resistance to unfair law
Example: Marching on washington

5. Thurgood Marshall
Thurgood Marshall – member of the NAACP Legal Defense Team
later became the first African American Supreme Court Justice

6. Brown V. Board Of Education
Brown vs. Board Of Education (1954) - Supreme Court decision that segregated schools were unequal and must desegregate
change in the “separate but equal” interpretation of Plessey vs. Ferguson to mandate integration of schools  no timetable

7. Little Rock Nine
Little Rock Nine (1957) - was a group of students who helped to desegregate at Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas
the Governor of Arkansas led the white citizens against this Civil Rights Movement
President Eisenhower sent in federal troops to help the students go to class

8. Newspaper
Create a newspaper on the computer with a partner on the 50’s and 60’s.
Needs:
-title of newspaper
-headlines for both articles
-2 articles
-2 pictures
-1 advertisement- make this time period specific

9. Rosa Parks
Montgomery Bus Boycott ( ) – was a boycott of the bus system in Montgomery, AL
Rosa Parks - woman who helped start the boycott when she refused to give up her bus seat
was arrested
considered the start of the Civil Rights Movement

10. Martin Luther King Jr.
Martin Luther King Jr. - believed in non-violent resistance and was a great speaker
MLK originally worked to improve voter rights

11. Sit-ins
Greensboro Four (1960) - are North Carolina A&T students who staged a sit-in at Woolworth’s dept store, where the lunch counter served only whites
sit-in - a strategy of nonviolent protest in which a group enters a public place and refused to leave

12. Caesar Chavez
United Farm Workers of America (1962) - formed to help Mexican-American workers get fair treatment
Caesar Chavez - was concerned with the discrimination toward Mexican Americans and founded the UFWA

13. March on Washington
200,000 people under the leadership of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Participants were inspired by the “I have a dream…” speech given by Dr. King
the march demonstrated the power of non-violent mass protest.

14. Civil Rights Act
Civil Rights Act of 1964 – was a federal law that barred discrimination in employment and public facilities and prohibited discrimination based on race, religion, national origin, and gender
also desegregated public accommodations

15. 24th Amendment
24th Amendment (1964) – increased the ability of blacks to vote by eliminating poll taxes

16. Malcolm X
Malcolm X- championed black separatism and called for freedom to be brought by any means necessary
Black Power - an African American movement that focused on gaining control of economic and political power to achieve equal rights by force if necessary