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18 Cards in this Set
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Reconstruction |
The time period after the war when reconstruction in the south occurred |
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13th Amendment |
Abolished slavery, and declared it to be illegal |
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14th Amendment |
Granted all people born or naturalized in the US citizenship |
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15th Amendment |
Prohibited Federal or State governments from declining a citizens vote based on race or beliefs |
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Literacy Tests |
Were a required part of voting registration in the south, until 1965 |
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Poll Tax |
Had to pay a tax in order to become a registered voter, part of the Jim Crow Laws |
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Black Codes |
Laws passed by southern states to restrict African American's freedome |
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Brown v Board of Education |
Significance → First step in undermining the system of segregation, overturned “separate but equal” precedent Decided in 1954 = starting point of the Civil Rights Movement Key Players → Thurgood Marshall, NAACP, Chief Justice Earl Warren Decision Unanimous in favor of overturning the Plessy v. Ferguson precedent |
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Civil Rights Act of 1957 |
Significance → The first piece of Civil Rights legislation passed in Congress since the Reconstruction Era Three main points : 1. Took steps to protect voting rights 2.Created Civil Rights Division of Justice Department 3.Allowed for prosecution of those who denied voting rights |
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Montgomery Bus Boycott |
Significance → The first major, large-scale social protest in the Civil Rights Movement that found success.
The first Civil Rights activity MLK participated in. Influenced by → 1. Emmett Till’s murder 2. Baton Rouge Boycott 3.Brown vs Board Began December 5, 1955 and ended on December 21, 1956 |
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Greensboro Lunch Counter Sit-Ins |
Significance → First example of student movements across the south. Successful nonviolent protest. Increased activity like this across the south. February 1, 1960 - Fall of 1960 Supported by NAACP, and MLK Peaceful and nonviolent protests |
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Civil Rights Act of 1964 |
Significance → Ended discrimination/segregation in public places, employment, and prevented discrimination based on religion, sex, and national origin. Passed despite filibuster by southern Senators Most significant legislation since the 1800’s in Civil Rights |
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March on Selma |
Significance → Raised awareness for the voting rights issue, and united most of the country to pass a law regarding Civil Rights
Police prevented African Americans from registering to vote |
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Voting Rights Act of 1965 |
Significance → Put a legal end to voting restrictions, allows for the Attorney General to investigate issues regarding individuals being denied to register Voting protection oversight lasted until 2006 in the worst areas of the south Federal gov’t has the power to enforce, uphold, and protect voting rights across the south |
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Racism |
Discrimination against a certain race, because of a feeling of superiority |
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Discrimination |
Excluding a person based on the color of their skin or the way they look from a public place |
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Stereotype |
A widely held, but fixed or oversimplified image or idea about a certain person or thing |
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Prejudice |
A preconceived opinion that is not based on reason or actual experience |
