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Thurgood Marshall

NAACP lawyer during Brown v Board case; 1st black Supreme Court justice

Father of non-violent protest and the concept of civil disobedience; King admired him and adopted his approach

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People; worked for civil rights throughthe legal system

Voters Rights Act- ended literacy tests and poll taxes; allowed officers to register voters

outlawed segregation in public places; banned discrimination in employment

Little Rock Nine

students chosen to integrate Central High School in Little Rock, 1957.

black boy from Chicago who was murdered when visiting in the South; emotional spark to the movement

Malcolm Little (X)

Black Muslim leader who believed white racism should be fought in a violent manner- if necessary

Plessy v Ferguson

established the "separate but equal" policy in the US

affirmative action

a policy to create opportunities in education and jobs for those that have been discriminated against in the past; minorities and women are target groups

Sit-In Movement

Sit-ins started in Greensboro, North Carolina to peacefully protest segregation in restaurants, etc.

Birmingham:Children's Marches

fire hoses and dogs were used against children and teens who were peacefully protesting for integration

Birmingham:Sixteenth Street Baptist Church

a meeting ground and headquarters for the movement was bombed killing four girls

March on Washington

Marchers demanded passage of a civil rights bill, job opportunities and integration; "I have a dream" speech was given

A voters' registration drive in Mississippi turned violent when three college students (from the north) were killed. SHS students recently brought one of the killers (Killen) to justice.