Civil Rights Movement

The decisions of the United States Supreme Court in Miranda v. Arizona advanced the

Radical political party founded in 1966 to fight police brutality in ghettos

Militant leader of SNCC, originator of the "Black Power" movement 

Religious group combining elements of traditional Islam with black nationalist ideas. 

A self-taught man he urged his followers to take control of their communities, culture, & jobs

The Buddhist monk who burned himself alive was known as

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In 1965 he became the first African American to serve on the Supreme Court

This form of segregation exists by practice or custom

Elected leader of the Montgomery Improvement Assoc. he ran the bus boycott

Lunch counter sit-ins and the actions of freedom riders are examples of

In 1960 African Americans protesters sat at segregated lunch counters and waited to be served.

This form of segregation is segregation by law

To put pressure on the federal government 250,000 people congregated on the Mall in August 1963

On Dec 1, 1955, this seamstress was arrested for refusing to give up her seat on a bus

Congress finally passed Johnson's Voting Rights Act of 1968 which

The main goal of affirmative action programs is to

The personal rights of the individual citizen, in most countries upheld by law.

Formed to "carry on non-violent crusades" and led by Martin Luther King, Jr. 

Special efforts made to hire or enroll special groups that have experienced discrimination

Name for various ideologies aimed at achieving self-determination for African descendants 

Use of direct action (i.e., demonstration/strike) in opposition to or support of a cause.

The Supreme Court case that supported "separate but equal" was

A member of the NAACP and a lawyer, he argued and won 29 of 32 cases before the Supreme Court. 

The federal voting rights laws passed in the 1950s and 1960s were designed to

Civil rights activists who were part of an integrated bus ride across the South were known as 

This landmark Supreme Court decision handed down on May 17, 1954 struck down school segregation

In 1964 SNCC and CORE began registering as many African Americans to vote as they could during

Which president was NOT involved with the Civil Rights movement

Malcolm X was played by which actor?

Introduced by Pres. Kennedy, fostered and pushed by Pres. Johnson the Civil Rights Act of 1964 

Another important results of the civil rights movement was the Civil Rights Act of 1968 which

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