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Post WWII Civil Righ
8 words (set 14)
Term | Definition |
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Albany Movement | an organized civil rights protest led by the SNCC, whose primary objective was to desegregate the city of Albany, GA, & the surrounding community |
Brown v. Board of Education | Supreme Court case that struck down the policy of separate but equal & mandated desegregation of public schools |
Civil Rights Act | federal legislation that outlawed discrimination & segregation based on race, color, sex, religion or national orgin |
desegregation | the ending of separation by race |
integration | to bring people of different racial or ethnic groups into society as equal |
March on Washington | famous civil rights march led by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. |
sit-in | type of demonstration where people enter a public building & refuse to leave until demands are met |
Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee | civil rights organization led by college students that urged non-violent protests to gain integration |