Civil Rights and Historical Terms

Voting Rights Act of 1965

• gave the federal government the power to force local officials to allow African Americans to register to vote

• allowed states to set their own voting regulations without federal oversight

• established a national voting age of 18 years

• prohibited all forms of voter registration

Lyndon B. Johnson

• Vice President under JFK who became U.S. President from 1963 to 1969

• Governor of Texas before becoming U.S. President

• U.S. Senator from California who served as President

• Secretary of State during the Kennedy administration

Latino

• An American who has come to the United States from or is descended from people who came from Latin America or Spain

• A person who speaks Spanish as their first language

• An individual who identifies with the culture of Spain only

• A resident of the United States who has no Latin American heritage

Job Corps

• trained young people seeking work

• provided financial assistance to unemployed adults

• offered vocational training for adults only

• focused on job placement for senior citizens

N.O.W.

• National Organization for Women; fought for equal rights for women in all aspects of life - jobs, education, and marriage

• National Organization for Workers; focused on labor rights and job security

• National Office of Women; aimed at promoting women's health and wellness

• National Outreach for Women; dedicated to community service and volunteerism

Segregation

• Separation of people of different races

• Integration of different cultures

• Equal treatment of all individuals

• Cooperation between different communities

sit-in

• act of protesting by sitting down; held throughout the nation against stores that practiced segregation

• a type of dance popular in the 1960s

• a meeting held to discuss civil rights issues

• a form of entertainment involving sitting and watching performances

Medicaid

• provided health and medical assistance to low-income families

• a program for wealthy individuals to receive healthcare

• a type of insurance for high-income earners

• a government initiative for luxury health services

Consist

• Made-up of

• Composed of

• Formed by

• Consisted in

Equal Rights Amendment (ERA)

• It was ratified by all states in the early 1970s.

• It stated that equality of rights under the law shall not be denied on account of race.

• Not enough states ratified this Amendment to make it law in the early 1970s that said, "equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the U.S. or by any state on account of sex"

• It was a law that guaranteed equal pay for equal work.