1. The Civil Rights Struggle

2. unfair treatment based on prejudice against a certain group
Key terms
discrimination
unfair treatment based on prejudice against a certain group

3. segregation
social separation of the races

4. civil rights
rights of full citizenship and equality under the law

5. affirmative action
programs that helped minority groups and women gain access to jobs

6. racial profiling
Being singled out as a suspect because of the way an individual looks

7. Background of the Struggle
After Civil War, African Americans still faced discrimination.

8. .Southern states passed Jim Crow laws
Segregation legalized

9. In North, African Americans could vote freely; seg. less noticeable
Still faced prejudice

10. NAACP formed in 1909
Urban League formed in 1910

11. Armed forces desegregated in 1948 (Truman)

12. Brown v. Board passed in 1954
Violated 14th Amendment

13. 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)

14. Students
staged
sit-ins

15. “Freedom riders”

16. 1963 “I Have a Dream”

17. Congress passes C.R.A. of 1964
Twenty fourth Amendment outlawed poll taxes

18. Voting Rights Act of 1965