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American History
Civil Rights
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9th Grade
03/17/2010

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Jim Crow Laws
Definition
unofficial laws to segregate blacks
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Plessy vs. Ferguson
Definition
sued for right to ride on a segregated train. started the seperate but equal saying
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de facto segregation
Definition
segregation by practice, not by law
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de jure segregation
Definition
segregation by law
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color line
Definition
a barrier created by society that seperates whites from blacks
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Executive Order 9981
Definition
first official policy to end segregation by U.S government
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Congress of Racial Equality (CORE)
Definition
group to promite civil rights with nonviolent
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National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
Definition
a large group that tried to end segregation and get voting rights for blacks
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National Urban League
Definition
a civil rights group to promote equal rights for blacks
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Legal Defense and Educational Fund
Definition
set up by the NAACP and provided funds for poor blacks and civil rights activists
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Brown vs Board of Education
Definition
ended segregation in schools and other public places
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Warren Court
Definition
referred to the Supreme Court while Earl Warren was in power, made dramatic changes to judicial power
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Thurgood Marshall
Definition
NAACP's lead attourney, first black supreme court justice since 1967
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Little Rock Nine
Definition
group of black students who attended newly integrated schools after the intervention of President Eisenhower
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Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)
Definition
blacks who tried to get equality with nonviolence in 1960, 1966 they became more agressive
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Civil Rights Act of 1964
Definition
banned all discrimination by U.S government, did nothing about voting
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24th Amendment
Definition
banned poll taxes on blacks in order to vote
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Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)
Definition
used nonviolence to acheive social and political goals
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James Meredith
Definition
denied access to 'Ole Miss' because he was black
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direct action
Definition
protests, marches, or events that have an immediate impact
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March on Washington
Definition
march by blacks that pressure Congress on Civil Rights Bill, where MLK gave his 'I have a dream' speech, 250,000 attendees
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Freedom Summer
Definition
designed to get as many black voters as possible, went through a lot of violence, not successful
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Voting Rights Act of 1965
Definition
banned all tactics to keep black from voting, very successful
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black power
Definition
pride of African Americans
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Watts Riot
Definition
lasted 6 days, started in a Los Angeles ghetto that started because of polics brutality but was carried on because blacks were tired of poverty, prejudice, and police
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Nation of Islam
Definition
black muslims that promoted seperation from whites
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Black Panthers
Definition
called for self determination and freedom, end of police distreatment
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afrocentrism
Definition
culture, acheivements, and history of blacks in america
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Bobby Seale and Huey Newton
Definition
founders of Black Panthers
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black nationalism
Definition
a doctrine promoted by the nation of islam to seperate from the white society
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Congressional Black Caucus
Definition
adressed concern of black in legislative seats
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Civil Rights Act of 1968
Definition
passed after MLK died, file lawsuits for those who violate the law
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affirmitave action
Definition
employees actively seek to increase minorities in their work force
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Alexander vs. Board of Education
Definition
ordered to integrate schools in the south
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Swann vs Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education
Definition
sued for the problem of busing students to different schools in order to integrate
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preferential treatment
Definition
discrimmination in the work force
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Regents of the University of California vs Bakke
Definition
Bakke said he wasn't let into school because he was white, but race still remained a deciding factor of acceptance into a school
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glass ceiling
Definition
a barrier between women and soceity
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United Farm Workers
Definition
latin, created a boycott to not buy california grapes because of the mistreatment of latin grape workers
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American Indian Movement (AIM)
Definition
addressed issues with native americans like poverty, housing, treaty issues, and police harrassment
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Wounded Knee Occupation
Definition
a battle site where native americans stayed 70 days as protest to require change
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Yellow Power
Definition
pride of asian americans
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mainstreamed
Definition
mixing special needs with non special needs
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Stonewall Riots
Definition
riots for gay rights
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Grey Panthers
Definition
pride of the elderly, similar to black panthers
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National Organization for Women (NOW)
Definition
group formed to advance womens rights and issues important to women
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womens liberation
Definition
movement freeing women from their traditional roles
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Roe v Wade
Definition
supreme court rule that abortion is a choice that a woman is able to make
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La Raza Unida
Definition
group that promoted latino issues
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red power
Definition
pride of native americans
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Indian Self Determination and Education Assistance Act
Definition
gave money to education and gave money for reservations of native americans
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Japenese American Citizens League
Definition
a legal society to help the japense in america
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Americans With Disablities Act (ADA)
Definition
provided help for disabled americans
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accessibility
Definition
the ability to get around public places
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