Civil Rights and Black Power Movements (VUS.16 - 2023)

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A. Philip Randolph

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Civil rights leader who organized the March on Washington movement advocating for African American labor rights.

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March on Washington movement

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A 1941 planned march to protest racial discrimination in defense industries; led by A. Philip Randolph, pressured Roosevelt to ban discrimination.

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Executive Order 9981

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Issued by President Truman in 1948, ending racial segregation in the U.S. military.

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States’ Rights Democratic Party (“Dixiecrats”)

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Southern political party formed in 1948 opposing civil rights and desegregation efforts.

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Jackie Robinson

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First African American to play in Major League Baseball in the modern era, breaking the color barrier in 1947.

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Barbara Johns

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Student leader of a 1951 student strike protesting poor conditions at a segregated Virginia high school.

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RR Moton High School

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Segregated African American high school in Virginia where Barbara Johns led a protest, contributing to Brown v. Board.

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Davis v. County School Board of Prince Edward County, Virginia, 1952

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One of the cases combined into Brown v. Board of Education challenging school segregation.

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Oliver Hill & Spotswood Robinson III

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Civil rights attorneys who argued cases against segregation including Davis v. Prince Edward County.

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NAACP Legal Defense Fund (LDF)

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Legal arm of the NAACP dedicated to fighting segregation and racial injustice through the courts.