US History Vocab 6.1

form of demonstration in which the protesters go in a segregated business and refuse to leave

organization formed in 1957 by MLK and other leaders to work for civil rights through nonviolent means

celebrated and charismatic advocate of civil rights for African Americans in the 50s and 60s; assassinated in 1968

activist arrested in 1955 after refusing to give up a seat on a bus to a white man. This led to a widespread boycott.

one of the civil rights activists who rode buses through the South in the early 1960s to challenge segregation.

1896 case in which the S. Court ruled that separation of the races in public was legal, creating "separate but equal"

case in which the S. Court ruled that “separate but equal” education for black & white students was unconstitutional

African American veteran and civil rights activist; he enrolled in the U of Miss. in 1962, triggering protests

org. formed in 1960 to coordinate sit-ins and other protests and to give young blacks a larger role in civil rights

laws passed which severely restricted African Americans’ lives; including , carrying weapons, serving on juries, etc.