Civil Rights Movement
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Malcom X | had a major part in inspiring the the black power movement, as the leader of Islam. African Americans should work for political independence and right to use violence of neccessary. |
| Lyndon B. Johnson | sworn in right away after presedent kennedy was assissinated. Signed the Civil Rights Act of 2964 on July 2, 1964. Has a set of domestic reforms he called the Great Society. |
| MLKJ | baptist minister who had the reputation as a speaker whose speaches could motivate and inspire listeners. |
| Orval Faubus | arkansas governer who worked to prevent desegregation at central high school. Used national guard troops to block the little rock nine from entering the school. |
| Betty Friedan | wrote feminine mystique. |
| Judy Heumann | created Disabled in Action. |
| Stokely Charmichael | participated in freedom rides. Founded the Black Power movement. |
| John F. Kennedy | assasinated on November 22, 1963. |
| Thurgood Marshall | supreme court justice |
| Jo Ann robinson | organized the boycott of montgomery busses. |
| Phyllis Schafly | argued against the equal rights amendment saying it would reduce the legal rights of wives and mothers. |
| Shirley Chisolm | bacame the first african american woman elected to congress in 1968 |
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