In this blog we were assigned to define these key terms below:
NAACP:
This stands for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Its a civil rights organization. Members, fight for social justice of all Americans.
Martin Luther King Jr.:
He was a prominant leader in fighting for African Americans, he played a big part in the NAACP. He wanted African Americans to have the same rights as whites. He wanted to get rid of segregation. Martin Luther King Jr. wrote the famous I have a Dream speech. He won the noble peace prize. MLK Jr. was assassinated on April 4th 1968.
Malcolm X:
Was a militant civil rights leader. He was against violence on all issues. He was a very big campaigner for blacks rights. Malcom X was a human activist leader. Great public speaker. He was assassinated on
February 21st 1965.
Jackie Robinson:
He was the first black to ever play in the major leagues.
Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka:
Stated that public schools that were seperating blacks from whites to be unconstitutional. Paved the way for integregation and civil rights movement.
De-segregating the US military:
This was where the Us military was de-segregated from blacks and whites. Everyone was treated as equals, the color of your skin didn't matter anymore.
Little Rock 9:
This was a group of 9 African Americans enrolled in the Little Rock Central Highschool in 1957. These young individuals were treated very poorly throughout their schooling years. Only one actually graduated from Little Rock Highschool.
Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott:
Rosa Parks was an African American that would not move on a bus for a white man in Montgomery. She was arrested for her actions. Thus, this started the Civil Rights movement.
Greensboro sit-ins:
They took part in the African American Civil Rights Movement. They were nonviolent protesters that made Woolworth stores change their segregation policy.
Freedom Rides:
These were Civil Rights activists that rode on interstate buses and protested against the United States Supreme Court saying it was illegal for transportation to be segregated.
Birmingham, Alabama—1963:
There was church in Alabama where many black rights' leaders met, a bomb was placed underneath it. Four innocent people were killed during this time.
Mississippi Summer Project( Freedom Summer project):
This tried to register as many black people as possible.
Selma, Alabama—1965:
This was a series of three marches that marked the peak in the Civil Rights Movement. The first march was known as "Bloody Sunday". The 600 protestors were beaten severley by the police. They finally made it to Montgomery, after the third march.
Voting Rights Act of 1965:
This outlawed discrimintory voting practices.
Civil Rights Act of 1964:
This outlawed the discrimination against blacks and women, and racial segregation.
Stokely Carmichael:
He was the leader of Black Panther organization. He wanted end racial practices in the US.
Black Panthers:
Helped give blacks more rights. Active throughout the 1960S and 70s.
Affirmative action:
This took positive actions towards getting blacks promoted and hired for jobs. Helped decrease discrimination agaisnt blacks.
Jesse Jackson:
Was a civil rights activist. He was a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1984 and 1988.
http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/1964/king-bio.html
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