Civil Rights Key Terms

Taking place in the capital of Alabama, this was a protest of the policy on segregation started by the arrest of Rosa Parks who refused to give up her seat on a bus

• Sit-In

• Freedom Rides

• March on Washington

• Montgomery Bus Boycott

A series of integrated bus rides throughout the South done to protest segregated bus stations.

• Sit-In

• Freedom Rides

• March on Washington

• Montgomery Bus Boycott

Form of protest started in Greensboro, NC where African Americans sat at segregated lunch counters and requested service and refused to move when not served

• Si-In

• Freedom Rides

• March on Washington

• Montgomery Bus Boycott

A huge demonstration attended by over 250,000 people organized by Martin Luther King Jr. to protest racial discrimination, and where King made his “I have a dream” speech.

• Sit-In

• Freedom Rides

• March on Washington

• Montgomery Bus Boycott

Group organized to promote the interests of migrant farm workers to provide better working conditions and pay

• United Farm Workers

• Naional Organization for Women

• Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee

• American Indian Movement

Group organized to fight for equal educational and career opportunities for women

• United Farm Workers

• National Organization for Women

• Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee

• American Indian Movement

A civil rights group organized to promote the interests of Native Americans

• United Farm Workers

• National Organization for Women

• Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee

• American Indian Movement

A group that organized on college campuses to promote civil rights of African Americans through nonviolent protests

• United Farm Workers

• National Organization for Women

• Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee

• American Indian Movement

A law begun by John F. Kennedy, and signed by President Lyndon B Johnson and that ended discrimination based on race or gender

• Brown v. Board of Education

• Civil Rights Act of 1964

• Voting Rights Act of 1965

• Equal Rights Amendment

Supreme Court decision that overturned Plessy vs. Ferguson and ended segregation in public schools

• Brown v. Board of Education

• Civil Rights Act of 1964

• Voting Rights Act of 1965

• Equal Rights Amendment