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| unofficial laws to segregate blacks |
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| sued for right to ride on a segregated train. started the seperate but equal saying |
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| segregation by practice, not by law |
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| a barrier created by society that seperates whites from blacks |
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| first official policy to end segregation by U.S government |
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| Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) |
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| group to promite civil rights with nonviolent |
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| National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) |
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| a large group that tried to end segregation and get voting rights for blacks |
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| a civil rights group to promote equal rights for blacks |
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| Legal Defense and Educational Fund |
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| set up by the NAACP and provided funds for poor blacks and civil rights activists |
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| Brown vs Board of Education |
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| ended segregation in schools and other public places |
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| referred to the Supreme Court while Earl Warren was in power, made dramatic changes to judicial power |
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| NAACP's lead attourney, first black supreme court justice since 1967 |
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| group of black students who attended newly integrated schools after the intervention of President Eisenhower |
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| Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) |
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| blacks who tried to get equality with nonviolence in 1960, 1966 they became more agressive |
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| banned all discrimination by U.S government, did nothing about voting |
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| banned poll taxes on blacks in order to vote |
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| Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) |
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| used nonviolence to acheive social and political goals |
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| denied access to 'Ole Miss' because he was black |
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| protests, marches, or events that have an immediate impact |
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| march by blacks that pressure Congress on Civil Rights Bill, where MLK gave his 'I have a dream' speech, 250,000 attendees |
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| designed to get as many black voters as possible, went through a lot of violence, not successful |
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| Voting Rights Act of 1965 |
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| banned all tactics to keep black from voting, very successful |
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| pride of African Americans |
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| lasted 6 days, started in a Los Angeles ghetto that started because of polics brutality but was carried on because blacks were tired of poverty, prejudice, and police |
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| black muslims that promoted seperation from whites |
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| called for self determination and freedom, end of police distreatment |
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| culture, acheivements, and history of blacks in america |
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| Bobby Seale and Huey Newton |
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| founders of Black Panthers |
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| a doctrine promoted by the nation of islam to seperate from the white society |
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| Congressional Black Caucus |
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| adressed concern of black in legislative seats |
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| passed after MLK died, file lawsuits for those who violate the law |
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| employees actively seek to increase minorities in their work force |
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| Alexander vs. Board of Education |
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| ordered to integrate schools in the south |
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| Swann vs Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education |
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| sued for the problem of busing students to different schools in order to integrate |
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| discrimmination in the work force |
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| Regents of the University of California vs Bakke |
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| Bakke said he wasn't let into school because he was white, but race still remained a deciding factor of acceptance into a school |
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| a barrier between women and soceity |
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| latin, created a boycott to not buy california grapes because of the mistreatment of latin grape workers |
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| American Indian Movement (AIM) |
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| addressed issues with native americans like poverty, housing, treaty issues, and police harrassment |
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| a battle site where native americans stayed 70 days as protest to require change |
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| mixing special needs with non special needs |
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| pride of the elderly, similar to black panthers |
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| National Organization for Women (NOW) |
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| group formed to advance womens rights and issues important to women |
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| movement freeing women from their traditional roles |
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| supreme court rule that abortion is a choice that a woman is able to make |
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| group that promoted latino issues |
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| pride of native americans |
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| Indian Self Determination and Education Assistance Act |
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| gave money to education and gave money for reservations of native americans |
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| Japenese American Citizens League |
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| a legal society to help the japense in america |
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| Americans With Disablities Act (ADA) |
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| provided help for disabled americans |
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| the ability to get around public places |
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