NAACP- NAACP is a civil rights organization for the minorities in the United States. It was formed in 1909 and its mission is to "ensure the political, educational, social, and economic equality of rights of all persons and to eliminate racial hatred and racial discrimination."
Martin Luther King Jr.- African American Baptist civil rights leader who worked for equality, and won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964.
Malcolm X- US political activist who campaigned for equal rights peacefully in 1964. Malcolm X was assassinated in 1965.
Jackie Robinson- first African-American to play in Major League Baseball.
Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka- Made seperate schools for blacks and whites illegal.
De-segregating the US Military- De-segregation started with president Truman. he ordered the integration of the army not long after World war 2.
Little Rock 9- Group of 9 African American students enrolled in Central High School in Alabama in 1957. They were prohibited from entering the school by the Arkansas Governor, but continued to go to school after President Eisenhower intervened.
Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott- arrested in 1955 on a Montgomery, Alabama bus because she refused to give her seat to a white man. After this the Montgomery Bus Boycott started. African-Americans refused to ride the bus. They walked, or took cars if they had them. Or some even used mules.
Greensboro sit-ins- Non-violent protests that led to Woolsworth department stores reversing it's segregation policy.
Freedom Rides- African Americans who rode interstate busses into segregated areas to test the court case Boynton vs. virginia.
Birmingham, Alabama—1963- Bombing that took place at 16th Street Baptist Church where civil rights activists like Martin Luther King Jr. had their meetings. 4 people were killed.
Mississippi Summer Project( Freedom Summer project)- campaign that started in the US in june 1964 to register as many african american voters as possible in Mississippi because they were now able to vote
Selma, Alabama—1965- Selma to Montgomery Marches were held in 1965 that marked the high point of the Civil Rights movement.
Voting Rights Act of 1965- Outlawed discrimination in the voting process.
Civil Rights Act of 1964- Ended segregation against races in schools, people had to treat blacks and women as equals.
Stokely Carmichael- made the term "Black Power" popular. activist in the 60's who led the Student Non-violent Coordinating Commitee.
Black Panthers- formed to protect communities from racial discrimination and to protect from police brutality.
Affirmative action- States that people have to be hired. it doesn't matter what their race or gender or sexual orientation is.
Jesse Jackson- candidate for the democrats in the 1984 election. an african american activist.
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