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- 2. Frontier – President John F. Kennedy's domestic program aimed at addressing poverty, civil rights, and space exploration, symbolized by the Apollo program.
- 5. Stalin – Leader of the Soviet Union during WWII and the early Cold War, known for his totalitarian rule and policies that led to millions of deaths.
- 9. B. Johnson - 37th President of the United States
- 10. Plan- Massive U.S aid package to rebuild Western Europe and contain communism after WWII
- 12. Missile Crisis – A tense confrontation between the U.S. and the Soviet Union over the presence of Soviet missiles in Cuba.
- 14. Bombing – A racially motivated bombing at the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, that killed four African American girls and galvanized public support for the Civil Rights Movement.
- 15. Amendment – Banned poll taxes in federal elections, removing a barrier for many Black voters.
- 16. of Choice Plans – Efforts to resist school desegregation by offering parents "choice" in schools, often used in Southern states to delay or avoid full integration.
- 18. on Washington – A historic rally where over 250,000 people gathered to demand jobs and freedom, most famously featuring Martin Luther King Jr.'s “I Have a Dream” speech.
- 21. Literacy Tests – A tool used in the South to disenfranchise African American voters by testing their literacy, often using confusing or unfair questions to prevent them from voting.
- 23. Rock Nine – A group of nine African American students who integrated Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, with federal support following violent opposition.
- 24. and Medicaid – Government programs providing health care for the elderly and poor, part of LBJ’s Great Society.
- 25. X – A prominent African American leader and member of the Nation of Islam, known for advocating for black empowerment and self-defense before shifting towards a more inclusive approach to civil rights.
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- 1. From Birmingham Jail - Letter that MLK wrote while being imprisoned
- 3. B. Johnson's "War on Poverty" – A series of programs initiated by President Johnson in the 1960s aimed at reducing poverty and inequality, which included initiatives like Medicare, Medicaid, and educational reform.
- 4. Campaign – Major civil rights movement led by MLK; drew national attention due to brutal police response.
- 6. (Southern Christian Leadership Conference) – A civil rights organization led by Martin Luther King Jr. that coordinated nonviolent protests and aimed to use churches as a base for social change.
- 7. Renaissance - A period in time when vibrant musicians and cultural expressions among african americans, centered in Harlem and New York.
- 8. (Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee) – Civil rights group formed by students to organize grassroots activism.
- 11. – A form of protest in which activists would sit at segregated lunch counters and demand service, a tactic that became a hallmark of the Civil Rights Movement.
- 13. Incident- A U.S spy plane shot down over the USSR
- 17. Till – A 14-year-old African American boy who was lynched in Mississippi, sparking national outrage and becoming a catalyst for the Civil Rights Movement.
- 19. Rights Act of 1968 – A law that banned discrimination in housing, marking another major victory in the Civil Rights Movement.
- 20. Summer – Voter registration campaign in Mississippi, aimed at increasing African American voting rights in the South.
- 22. Marshall – The first African American Supreme Court Justice and a key figure in the legal battles of the Civil Rights Movement, most notably the Brown v. Board case.