Key Events and Figures in the Civil Rights Movement-flashcards

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Emmett Till

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Emmett Till was a 14-year-old African American boy whose lynching in Mississippi in 1955 became a catalyst for the Civil Rights Movement.

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Rosa Parks

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Rosa Parks was an African American civil rights activist whose refusal to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama, sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott.

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Martin Luther King Jr.

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Martin Luther King Jr. was a prominent leader in the Civil Rights Movement, known for his advocacy of nonviolent protest and his famous 'I Have a Dream' speech.

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Montgomery Bus Boycott

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The Montgomery Bus Boycott was a civil rights protest during which African Americans refused to ride city buses in Montgomery, Alabama, to protest segregated seating.

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Brown vs. Board of Education of Topeka

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Brown vs. Board of Education of Topeka was a landmark Supreme Court case in 1954 that declared racial segregation in public schools unconstitutional.

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Little Rock Nine

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The Little Rock Nine were a group of nine African American students who enrolled at a previously all-white high school in Little Rock, Arkansas, in 1957, testing the Brown vs. Board of Education decision.

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Sit-ins

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Sit-ins were a form of protest during the Civil Rights Movement where African Americans would sit at segregated lunch counters and request service, challenging racial segregation.

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Freedom Rides

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Freedom Rides were civil rights actions in which integrated groups traveled by bus into the segregated southern United States to challenge non-enforcement of Supreme Court rulings.

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March on Washington

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The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom in 1963 was a massive protest in Washington, D.C., where Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his 'I Have a Dream' speech.

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Civil Rights Act of 1964

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The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was landmark legislation that outlawed discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin in the United States.