CHAPTER 27: THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT.
Define the following items in your own words.
NON-VIOLENT PROTEST TACTICS GROUPS FORMED TO FIGHT FOR CIVIL
RIGHTS
Sit inM.I.A.-
LAWS ATTEMPTING TO PROTECT CIVIL
RIGHTS
Civil Rights Act of 1957-
Protestors would sit at segregated
lunch counters until closing time.
There were times where they were
ridiculed, called names, and even
had food dumped on their heads.
Montgomery Improvement Association,
Eisenhower signed this to protect voting
rights and oversee Civil Rights for African
Americans.
Freedom Rides-
C.O.R.E.-
Civil Rights Act of 1964-
Bus trip through the South up to
D.C. It was a symbolic gesture to
attempt to de-segregate interstate
transportation.
Congress of Racial Equality.
LBJ signed this to ban segregation in public
places and forcefully integrate all schools,
among other things.
March on Washington-
S.C.L.C.
Rally in 1963. This is where MLK
gave his famous “I Have a Dream”
Speech to 200,000 people.
Established by MLK and others to deal
with the bus boycott.
Dealt with making civil rights laws more
noticeable.
Southern Christian Leadership conference.
S.N.C.C.
Student Non-Violent Coordinating
Committee
Voting Rights ActBanned literacy tests and empowered
Federal Gov to oversee voting registration.