Civil Movement Vocab Timeline
How did African Americans fight for their rights during the Civil Rights Movement from 1955-1965? (1 paragraph)
Describe the successes of the Civil Rights Movement. (1 paragraph)
Civil Rights Movement Successes
Fighting for Rights
Sit-ins-1960
The Freedoms Riders- May 4-Dec 10, 1961
Freedom Summer- June 1964
Little Rock- Sept. 1957
Letter from Birmingham Jail- Apr. 1963
Plessy v. Ferguson- May 18, 1896
Brown v. Board of Education (1952)
Voting Rights Act (1965)
Desegregation of Buses ( 1956)
24th Amendment (1964)
Affirmative Action(1961)
Civil Rights Act (1964)-
Executive Order
Southern Christian Leadership Conference(SCLC)-Jan. 1957
Black Panthers- Oct. 1966
March on Washington- August 28, 1963
During the Civil Rights Movement, African Americans in the US determinedly fought for the right to be equal through various ways. There were organizations and group events that people did to protest peacefully. For example, the SCLC was an organization that aimed to non-violently advocate for AA rights. SCLC would gather people together to march or protest in the buildings. In addition, AA would also do boycotts, like the Montgomery Bus Boycotts, and would go against segregation laws. However, some AA felt that violent protest was more efficient. For instance, the Black Panthers were a group of AA who would riot and at times use violence to get their message across. Another example, Watts Riots which was considered one of the worst ones ever. To conclude, during this era, AA people fought for their rights through violent and nonviolent ways as they were tired of the mistreatment.
The efforts of the Civil Rights Movement resulted in various successes. Due to the bus boycotts, the desegregation of buses occurred. In addition, the Amendment 24th allowed all people to vote without any taxes. The Brown v. Board of Education resulted in the desegregation of schools. Another important victory was the Civil Rights Act of 1964. It eliminated discrimination in several parts of the US. In conclusion, the CM resulted in many victories for people of all minorities.
A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court issued in 1896. It upheld the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities as long as the segregated facilities were equal in quality – a doctrine that came to be known as "separate but equal".
An African-American civil rights organization which aimed to advance the cause of civil rights in America but in a non-violent manner.
A group of nine AA enrolled into a formerly all-white high school after U.S. Supreme Court ruled that segregation in public school were unconstitutional.
Series of nonviolent protests in Greensboro, North Carolina, in 1960 that spread to all Southern states. Students would sit in or participate in white only locations. They would endure the jeers and abuse of whites. If they were forced out, another group would come and take their place.
A march made for Jobs and Freedom, was held by civil rights leaders to protest racial discrimination and to show support for major civil rights legislation that was pending in Congress.
A 1964 project to get more African American register to vote in Mississippi. Many people including thousands of college students went to educate young black people about registering for voting. Unfortunately, the KKK killed 3 people.
Black American organization. Formed to work for the advancement of the rights of blacks, often by radical means
Letter written by Martin Luther King, defending the strategy of nonviolent resistance to racism.
Watts Riots Aug. 1965
Worst urban riot and the group of violent disturbances in Watts, a largely black section of Los Angeles.
Freedom Riders were groups of white and African American civil rights activists who participated in Freedom Rides, bus trips through the American South in 1961 to protest segregated bus terminals.
Montgomery Bus Boycotts.Dec. 1956
Freedom Riders were groups of white and African American civil rights activists who participated in Freedom Rides, bus trips through the American South in 1961 to protest segregated bus terminals.
Are legally binding orders given by the President, acting as the head of the Executive Branch, to Federal Administrative Agencies.
Affirmative action to ensure that applicants are employed, and that employees are treated during employment, without regard to their race, creed, color, or national origin.
The Supreme Court upheld the district court's ruling, ruling that segregation on public buses and transportation was against the law. ... The Montgomery bus boycott resounded far beyond the desegregation of public buses.
A landmark United States Supreme Court case in which the Court declared state laws establishing separate public schools for black and white students to be unconstitutional.
A law passed at the time of the civil rights movement. It eliminated various devices, such as literacy tests, that had traditionally been used to restrict voting by black people
The 24th Amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America abolished the poll tax for all federal elections
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 is a landmark civil rights and US labor law in the United States that outlaws discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex or national origin. outlawed discrimination in several places.
