Civil Rights Key Terms/
1.
2.
Thurgood Marshall
Brown v. Board of Education
of Topeka
3. Rosa Parks (497)
4. Montgomery Bus Boycott
5. Martin Luther King Jr. (497)
6. Congress of Racial Equality
CORE
7. Southern Christian
Leadership Conference SCLC
(498)
8.
Student Non-violent
Coordination Committee(pg 500)
9.
sit-in
10. Affirmative action
11. Freedom rides
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25.
March on Washington (503)
Filibuster
Civil Rights Act of 1957
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Freedom Summer
Selma March
Voting Rights Act of 1965
Twenty Fourth Amendment
Nation of Islam
Black Panthers
Malcolm X (510)
black power
de jure segregation
de facto segregation
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African American Migration:
African Americans
Migrated to large northern
cities. Out of their
communities prominent
doctors, & lawyers rose up
who had influence over
politics.
The New Deal: While Roosevelt
was in office African Americans
working for the federal
government increased
significantly.
Rise of the NAACP:
They worked to
change segregation
laws. Thurgood
Marshall and Oliver
Hill were a part of the
legal team that fought
against the separate
but equal clause that
they would eventually
help defeat.
WWII: African Americans
gained voting rights in
Northern cities. It also
opened people’s eyes to
the racism and
discrimination.
Agenda: Beginning Civil Rights
Movement
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Beginning Civil Rights pg. 273-276
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– You MUST read the acting as an armature
• You MUST answer the question at the bottom
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Brown vs. Board
of Education:
What was the
problem that
started the
Montgomery Bus
Boycott:
What was the
problem that
started the
situation?
separate but
equal or
“segregated”
African Americans
weren’t allowed to
sit in the “white”
section of the bus
Little Rock Arkansas
1957:
What was the
What was the problem
problem that started that started the
the situation?
situation?
Lack of voting rights
in the South
situation?
Schools were
Civil Rights Act of
1957:
Govern Faubus
surrounded the allwhite Little Rock High
School to prevent 9
African-Americans
from going to school.
What people were
involved and what
was their role in the
situation?
What people were
involved and what
was their role in the
situation?
What people were
involved and what
was their role in the
situation?
Rosa Parks refused to President Eisenhower
Linda Brown &
surrender her bus
in 1957s passed the
other African
seat to a white
Civil Rights Act.
American students passenger in
were denied
Montgomery AL.
admission to an all Martin Luther King
white public school. Junior developed a
Thurgood Marshall boycott of the city’s
argued the case
public buses.
before the Supreme
Court. Chief Justice
Earl Warren wrote
the unanimous
decision of the
court.
What people were
involved and what
was their role in the
situation?
Governor Faubus
attempted to stop
the “Little Rock
Nine” from
attending school.
President
Eisenhower had to
send federal troops
to Little Rock to
ensure their safety.
How was the
problem resolved?
How was the
problem resolved?
How was the
problem resolved?
How was the
problem resolved?
The Court ruled that
“segregated” schools
were illegal. That
separate but equal
was illegal and that
the schools must
desegregate.
The Court ruled that
segregation on the
public buses violated
the Equal Protection
Clause of the 14th
Amendment.
Created the Civil
Rights Commission &
established a Civil
Rights Division in the
U.S. Justice
Department. It also
provided federal
courts power to
register AfricanAmerican voters. Set
pattern for later
legislation.
The students were
allowed to attend
school when the
courts forced Faubus
to reopen the
school.
Agenda: Civil Rights
Protest
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Agenda: Civil Rights
Protest/ SCLC-Voting
Rights
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Chapter 21 Section 3
Sit-Ins
Tactic: to sit
down in a
public place
until served.
Outcome:
Sparked
violent
reactions/
but helped
the civil rights
movement
gain
momentum
Freedom
Rides
Integration at
“Ole Miss”
Birmingham,
1963
Tactic: Whites
& African
Americans
attempted to
desegregate
transportation
on Freedom
Rides
Tactic: James
Meredith wanted
to transfer to
University of
Mississippi and
the NAACP filed
claim that he was
turned down on
racial grounds
Tactic: King and
SCLC marched on
Birmingham
leading to
violence by the
city officials and
jailing of the
protestors.
Outcome:
Interstate
commission
banned
segregation in
interstate
transport
Outcome:
Supreme Court
upheld Meredith
claim. Kennedy
had to send
troops to allow
Meredith to
attend class.
Outcome: As the
nation watched it
eventually helped
lead to
desegregation of
city facilities and
fairer hiring
practices.
Betty Frieden: wrote the Feminine
Mystique challenged the belief
that educated suburban
housewives were happy doing
nothing more than cleaning their
houses. Friedan helped form the
National Organization of Women.
New Attitudes: feminist objected
to beauty contest, sexist language
and the use of sex object in
advertising
Gains in Women’s
Rights
Jarrett pages 298-300
Affirmative Action:
universities receiving
federal support
couldn’t discriminate
on the basis of sex in
admissions policy.
Title IX: banned sex
discrimination in
education institutions.
Guaranteed girls in
school the same
opportunities as boys
Equal Pay Act:
required companies
to pay women the
same wages as men
for the same work
Cesar Chavez
Chapter 23 Section 2
Actions
In 1960 the Latino’s began to organize
against discrimination the Chicano
movement.
In 1968 10,000 Mexican American
students walked out of 5 Los Angeles
high schools to protest their unequal
treatment
In 1960 Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta
began to organize the Mexican field
hands into the United Farm Workers or
UFW.
In 1965 they had 1700 members
Boycotted the grape and lettuce farmers
to gain rights for the field hands.
Achievements
In 1975 California passed a
law requiring collective
bargaining between growers
and union representatives.
In 1961 voters in San
Antonio elected Henry B
Gonzalez to Congress.
In 1970 Jose Gutierrez the
political party La Raza Unida
was created.
Agenda: MLK vs Malcom X
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Mendez v. Westminster, 1947
Facts of the case: 1945 California sent Mexican-American children to separate public
schools. The Mexican American parents challenged this practice in the U.S. District Court
saying it violated the Fourteenth Amendment, which guaranteed equal protection of the
laws.
Supreme Court Decision:
The court ruled they had not violated any specific law as CA also segregated Chinese or
Japanese children, but not a law based on Mexican American students.
Delgado v. Bastrop ISD, 1948
Facts of the case: Delgado based on Mendez v Westminster School District decided that
segregation of Mexican American children was illegal without a state law was illegal.
Supreme Court Decision:
The U.S. District court agreed and ordered Bastrop to stop segregation of Mexican
American Students
Hernandez v Texas 1954
Facts of the case: Hernandez was convicted of murder in TX by an all white jury. He sued TX
for violating the 14th Amendments equal protection clause. TX claimed Mexican’s were
white and therefore not entitled to special protection
Supreme Court Decision:
The court ruled that Mexican-Americans were a separate class and entitled to protection
and Hernandez had a right to trial where members of his class were not excluded.
White v Regester 1973
Facts of the case: In 1970 TX changed the TX legislature district boundaries. Bexar and
Dallas counties gained members, but it would eliminate the opportunity for Mexican
Americans & African Americans to be elected.
Supreme Court Decision:
The court ruled the TX didn’t have the right to discriminate by setting up multi-member
districts.
Edgewood ISD v Kirby 1984
Facts of the case: The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in 1971 that children don’t have a right to
an education under the U.S. Supreme Court. Civil Rights activist then filed suit against Kriby
the TX Education Commissioner on behalf of Edgewood ISD a large Mexican-American
populated school district. They claimed the states funding methods violated the TX
Constitution.
Supreme Court Decision:
The court ruled that the district was correct and the state must develop a more equitable
funding method.
Question:
Martin Luther King
Southern Christian. He was a Baptist minister.
Influenced by the teachings of Mohammed.
Became a member of Nation of Islam
(preached black separatism and self-help) after
spending time in jail.
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Non-violent protesting.
Speaking out for non-violence
Passive resistance
Use what he called "Weapons of love:"
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Montgomery Bus Boycott (1955)
March in Washington (1963)
Won the Nobel Peace prize in 1964.
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Religion: Describe the religious
outlook of King and Malcolm X
Approach to Civil Rights/
Equality for Blacks: Describe the
methods each leader used to
instruct his followers when
fighting for equal rights?
Key Events: List a number of the 
events of the life of each person 
that were instrumental in making 
a person a leader.
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Death: Desribe the
circumstances of the deaths of
King and Malcolm X
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Early Life : What events in the 
youth and early adulthood of two
men determined their destiny?
Effects: Describe the
effects each leader had on the
Civil
Rights Movement and the
perception of blacks in
America.
Malcolm X
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April 4th, 1968
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Death caused violent riots by blacks across
the nation.
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"I have been to the Mountain Top speech"
predicted his death one day before.
Suspicious of whites; willing to use "any
means necessary" to achieve equality.
Was a segregationist until his pilgrimage
to Mecca.
Joined Black Muslims under Elijah
Mohammed.
Travelled the world to learn about other
black cultures.
Assassinated by members of the Black
Muslim movement.
Many scholars believe in an international
conspiracy as he represented a threat to
the Black Muslims after breaking with
Elijah Mohammed.
Decided to go into the ministry. Attended
Morehouse College (GA)
Montgomery Bus boycott put him as leader
of the movement.
● Growing up in Michigan his parents were
targets of local white supremacists- house
burned down, father killed in an alleged
streetcar accident and his mother committed
to a state mental hospital.
● Imprisoned for drug use and distribution.
Led to a conversion to spirituality.
Perception has changed towards larger
freedom.
His death led to passage of civil rights
legislation
Gave people strength and courage.
Encouraged protest and instilled black pride.