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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| segregation | the separation of the races |
| integration | mixing of races |
| brown vs board of education | this made segregation unconstitutional |
| sweatt vs painter | required state schools to provide equal facilities for African Americans |
| voting rights of 1965 | ended literacy tests & allowed federal government to regulate voter registration in states that practiced discrimination |
| civil rights of 1964 | ended segregation, outlawed discrimination when hiring, protected right to vote for all citizens |
| When was the Brown v. Board of Education trial | was in 1954 |
| What was MLK Jr. method of gaining civil rights | civil disobedience like strikes and boycotts |
| Malcolm X's method of gaining civil rights | separating African Americans from white people completely |
| 24th amendment | abolished poll taxes |