Civil Rights Vocab

Black Power African American movement seeking unity and self- reliance.

Civil Rights Act of 1964 Law that made discrimination illegal in a number of areas, including voting, schools, and jobs.

Montgomery Bus Boycott Protest in by African Americans against racial segregation in the bus system of Montgomery, Alabama.

Freedom Ride 1961 event organized by CORE and SNCC in which an interracial group of civil rights activists tested southern states’ compliance to the Supreme Court ban of segregation on interstate buses.

Non-violent Protest A peaceful way of protesting against restrictive policies.

Integration Process of bringing people of different races together.

March on Washington 1963 civil rights demonstration in Washington D.C., in which protesters called for “jobs and freedom”

Brown vs. Board of Education 1954 Supreme Court case in which racial segregation in public schools was outlawed.

Sit-in Form of protest in which protesters seat themselves and refuse to move.

24 th Amendment Constitutional amendment ratified in 1964 to outlaw the poll tax.