Civl Rights Movement

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  1. 2. African-American revolutionary organization formed in 1966
  2. 10. Led NAACP; first Black Supreme Court Justice
  3. 11. Civil rights activists who fought for voting rights in Mississippi; Founded Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party
  4. 12. 1964 voter registration drive aimed at increasing the number of registered black voters in Mississippi
  5. 15. Outlawed segregation in public places; ended Jim Crow
  6. 16. Revolutionary movement that emphasized racial pride, economic empowerment, and the creation of political and cultural institutions; believed in self defense
  7. 17. Groups of white and African American civil rights activists who participated in integrated bus trips through the south
  8. 20. Civil rights activist who used peaceful protest during the Civil Rights Movement
  9. 21. Mass protest where 250,000 people gather at the Lincoln Memorial to demand an end to segregation, fair wages and economic justice, voting rights, education, and long overdue civil rights protections; MLK gave “I have a Dream” Speech
  10. 23. 13-month mass protest that ended with the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that segregation on public buses is unconstitutional.
  11. 24. a form of protest in which demonstrators occupy a place, refusing to leave until their demands are met
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  1. 1. Founded in 1960 to channel student participation in the Civil Rights Movement
  2. 3. Interracial American organization established to improve race relations and end discriminatory policies through direct action
  3. 4. Fought for civil rights through the courts
  4. 5. Civil rights activist who refused to give up her seat on a public bus; started Montgomery Bus Boycott
  5. 6. Civil rights organization led by King to protest discrimination and segregation in the U.S. using nonviolent methods
  6. 7. Civil Rights activists that led the black nationalism movement; part of the Nation of Islam
  7. 8. Prohibited discrimination in voting; outlawed literacy tests
  8. 9. School segregation is unconstitutional; overturned Plessy v Ferguson
  9. 13. Integrated the University of Mississippi
  10. 14. Civil Rights activists that originated the Black Power slogan; part of SNCC; Helped found the Black Panther Party
  11. 18. Desegregated the military; President Truman 1948
  12. 19. protesters attempting to march from Selma to the state capital of Montgomery were met with violent resistance by state and local authorities; Focused on voting rights; helped lead to the Voting Rights Act of 1965
  13. 22. Civil rights activists in Mississippi whose murder received national attention and made him a martyr