The Civil Rights Struggle
unfair treatment based on prejudice against a certain group Key terms discrimination unfair treatment based on prejudice against a certain group
segregation social separation of the races
civil rights rights of full citizenship and equality under the law
affirmative action programs that helped minority groups and women gain access to jobs
racial profiling Being singled out as a suspect because of the way an individual looks
Background of the Struggle After Civil War, African Americans still faced discrimination.
.Southern states passed Jim Crow laws Segregation legalized
In North, African Americans could vote freely; seg. less noticeable Still faced prejudice
NAACP formed in 1909 Urban League formed in 1910
Armed forces desegregated in 1948 (Truman)
Brown v. Board passed in 1954 Violated 14th Amendment
1950s- Martin Luther King, Jr. became one of top leaders of the C.R.M. Modern C.R.M. 1950s- Martin Luther King, Jr. became one of top leaders of the C.R.M. Non-violent resistance (marches, boycotts)
Students staged sit-ins
“Freedom riders”
1963 “I Have a Dream”
Congress passes C.R.A. of 1964 Twenty fourth Amendment outlawed poll taxes
Voting Rights Act of 1965