The Civil Rights Movement

Disenfranchisement is...

• The removal of a person's rights (often refers to voting)

• The addition of a person's rights (often refers to voting)

• A lack of resources based on poverty level

• A lack of education due to poor school systems

Laws in the South that created a system of discrimination

The court case Plessy v. Fergusson upheld "separate, but ________________"

The landmark court case _______ ___ _______ said separate but equal was inherently inequal; schools must be desegregated

Rosa Parks' refusal to give up her seat led MLK Jr. to organize the Montgomery Bus ________ in which people refused to ride public transit in Montgomery, AL until buses were desegregated.

This organization presses for law reform and enforcement of equal rights to protect people of color. It often provides lawyers and resources to people who have been discriminated against.

• The Supreme Court of the US

• The National Academy of Concerned People (NAACP).

• The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).

• The National Institute of Civil Rights (NICR)

True or False?

Enforcing desegregation and other civil rights laws was done quickly and easily.

• True

• False

It often took _____________ to enforce desegregation and other civil rights laws in certain Southern states.

• Threatening to withhold federal funding and sending in the military

• Threatening to remove the state's statehood

• A strongly worded letter from the Supreme Court and the President

• Simply passing a new law