| Term | Definition |
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| Dred Scott 1857 | The Supreme Court ruled that no black person is a US citizen, a state may make you a state citizen, but states cannot bestow US citizenship on anyone other, other states do not have to respect your rights as citizens of another state. Dred Scott's residence in a free state or in a US territory does not mean Missouri has to t=recognize him as a free man. A second bills of rights passed to over-turn Dred Scott. The 13th, 14th, and 15th amendment. |
| Plessy V. Ferguson 1896 | Homer Plessy a colored shoemaker sat in a White car, he was sent to court and the judge Ferguson found him guilty refusing to leave the white car. Plessy thought it violated the 13th and 14th amendment. The result marked the beginning of the modern civil rights movement |
| Brown V. Board 1954 | did not allow equal rights for blacks in school |
| 13th amendment | makes slavery unconstitutional |
| 15th amendment | gives black men the right to vote |
| 14th amendment | 1. all african-americans are US citizens and of the state in which they reside. 2. Noe person shall be denied life, liberty or property without due process. 3 No person shall be denied equal protection under the law |
| The Civil Rights Movement attacked segregation in 3 arenas: | 1. Federal Court 2. The Streets 3. Congress |
| McLaurin v. Oklahoma | A negro student possessing a master's degree was admitted to graduate school of University of Oklahoma. Since he was black he was assigned to a seat in the classroom in a row specified for negro students, was assigned to a special table in the library, and, although permitted to eat in the cafeteria at the same as other students, was assigned to a special table there. Because of this he could not study or engage with other students and was set apart from students. |
| There were several kinds of citizens prior to the 14th amendment | 1. Full natural-born citizens 2. Naturalized Citizens- White immigrants 3. Quasi-Citizens- Women, free blacks and corporations 4. Non-Citizens- Indians and frenchmen, aliens, slaves |
| Civil Rights Cases | A group of five similar cases consolidated into one issue for the US. Supreme Court to review.The decision held that Congress lacked the constitutional authority under the enforcement provisions of the 14th amendment to outlaw racial discrimination by private individuals and organizations, rather than state and local governments. |
| Common misperceptions about the boycott: | 1. Rosa parks was just tired ( it was spontaneous)...not 2. She was asked to move to the back of the bus...No 3. They wanted to desegrate the buses...No |
| Little Rock | Governor called the Arkansas National Guard to prevent nine African American students - "The Little Rock Nine" from entering the building. The governor then decided to have the troops escort them in, then at the last minute decided not to leaving the students with an angry mob. Police had to evacuate the nine students. |
| Three Main Actors in the Civil Rights Street Movement | 1. MLK who headed the SCLC. 2. The NAACP 3. The student non-violent co-ordinating committee |
| Vokey's Black Concentration Hypothesis | Resistance to civil rights is proportional to the black population |
| Two major players in the women's movement were | Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony |
| Equal Credit Opportunity Act 1971 | Allowed millions of women to go to college who otherwise would not have gone |
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