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Term | Definition |
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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 |