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Civil Rights Vocab
Civil Rights Terms needed for EOC
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Brown v. Board of Education | enforced school desegregation; NAACP's Thurgood Marshall argued the case; overturned Plessy v. Ferguson |
| Rosa Parks | arrested for an act of civil disobedience; inspired a year-long boycott to fight bus segregation laws |
| Martin Luther King Jr. | important leader of the Civil Rights movement; advocated for racial equality through acts of civil disobedience |
| Black Panthers | used militant actions to fight racial inequality and armed patrols to protect their community; founded by Huey P. Newton |
| Little Rock Crisis | Governor Orval Faubus challenged the federal government’s power to desegregate schools; President Eisenhower sent troops to enforce the Brown v. Board of Education ruling |
| March on Washington | nonviolent protest that resulted in civil rights legislation to improve political and economic opportunities for minorities |
| Civil Rights Act of 1964 | ended racial segregation in public places |
| Equal Employment Opportunity Commission | established as part of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; prohibited discrimination by employers |
| Voting Rights Act of 1965 | ended literacy tests and other discriminatory practices set up to limit voter participation; resulted in increased voting by African Americans |