Civil Rights

2. objective was to ensure political, educational, and social equality of minority
4. civil rights activists who rode buses into the segregated south
6. led their followers in a march to finish what James Meredith had started, the “walk against fear”
9. in this case, a girl's admission to an all-white elementary school was denied four blocks from her house
15. him and his naacp lawyers would win 29 out of 32 cases argued before the supreme court
17. national protest group organized by shaw university in raleigh, north carolina
20. "well, i'm not sure i'm the best person for the position, but if no one else is going to serve, i'd be glad to try."
21. "if you think we are here to tell you to love the white man, you have come to the wrong place."

1. a political party to fight police brutality in the ghetto
3. in this case, the supreme court ruled that "separate but equal" law did not violate the fourteenth amendment
5. prohibited discrimination because of race, religion, national origin, and gender
7. these programs involve making special efforts to hire or enroll groups that have suffered discrimination
8. enrolled in all-white university of mississippi
10. Eliminated literacy tests that had disqualified many voters and stated that federal examiners could enroll voters who had been denied suffrage by local officials.
11. CORE and SNCC workers were registering as many african american voters as possible and hoping the campaign would reach all publicity to influence Congress to pass a voting rights act
12. sat in the front row of the "colored" section on a montgomery bus and would not give up her seat to a white man
13. its purpose was "to carry on nonviolent crusades against the evils of second-class citizenship"
14. black muslims; elijah muhammad is the head of this
16. african american protesters sat down at segregated lunch counters and refuse to leave until they were served
18. prohibited any mandatory poll taxes that prevented African americans from voting
19. citizens and eliminate race prejudice