Unit 7, Section 3 American History

Who were the "Dixiecrats"?

A name for the Democrats

Explain how the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was a success for civil rights leaders.

Banned discrimination against race, color, sex, and national origin.

What Supreme Court ruling declared segregation in public schools unconstitutional?

Brown v. Board of Education

At what high school did the president have to enforce the decision of the court in Brown v. Board

Central High School

Why was Voting Rights Act of 1965 a major civil rights victory?

Gave people the exercised right to vote

What was the name of the organization Martin Luther started to push for civil rights? What organization led the 1st lunch counter "sit in"?

Greensboro Sit in movement.

Where did MLK deliver his famous, "I have a dream" speech? What was the occasion?

In front of the Lincoln Memorial.

What was Martin Luther king's role in the Montgomery bus boycott? What was Rosa Parks' role?

Martin Luther King became a civil rights leader. Rosa Parks did not want to give up her seat.

How did Malcom X's view of what he needed to be done to advance civil rights for the African Americans differ from MLK's?

Martin Luther King wasn't violent but Malcom X was.

Who were the Freedom Riders?

People who rode interstate into segregated southern United States.

What was "Black Power"?

Political slogan for African Americans

What is "de facto" segregation?

Racial segregation

What is affirmative action?

Siding with the one who suffer from discrimination

Who was the attorney who represented the NAACP in the Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka Supreme Court case?

Thurgood Marshall

What decision did the supreme court make in Brown v. Board of Education in Topeka?

Unconstitutional

What was Freedom Summer?

Vote registration to expand black voting in south