African-American woman arrested in Montgomery, AL for refusing to give her bus seat to a white man (1955)

Enforced segregation laws in the Southern United States; beginning with Reconstruction after the Civil War until 1965

14 year old African-American boy who was murdered in Money, MS for an encounter with a white woman

1948 - ended segregation of units in the armed forces

Protest of the segregation laws of public transportation

1st African-American student to attend the University of Alabama

Supreme court ruling that segregation laws for public school were unconstitutional

Group of black ministers and civil rights activists led by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

A commission was established to gather information on discrimination in voting practices across the United States; ensured that everyone had equal access to vote

1st African-American to enroll at Ole Miss (1962)

African-American protesters rode "white only" bus lines to travel across the South; they were testing a law that prohibited segregation in interstate transportation facilities

African-American students were supposed to attend Central High School in Arkansas, but were block by the Governor and the National Guard

Volunteers from the Northern U.S. came to Mississippi to help register African-American voters

Almost 200,000 people gathered to hear Civil Rights leaders speak about new laws that would assure equal rights for all African-Americans

Leader of the Mississippi NAACP; assassinated outside his home on June 12, 1963 by Byron De La Beckwith

35th president of the United States; assassinated on November 22, 1963 by Lee Harvey Oswald

Enforced school desegregation, fair voting practices, and banned discrimination in hiring practices

Addressed all American Indian civil rights issues like securing land, legal rights and self-government

Outlawed sexual discrimination in employment

Requires the government to provide legal defense if one cannot be afforded

Political activist and prominent member of the Black Muslims; assassinated in 1965

Eliminated literacy tests for voting; federal government could register voters when local official blocked registration

Outlawed any type of poll tax for voting

Worked with the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee in Mississippi; first used the term Black Power

Prominent leader of the Civil Rights Movement in the United States; assassinated on April 4, 1968

Senator from New York and potential future President of the United States; assassinated on June 6, 1968

Established the right to have a lawyer present during interrogation

Employment tests were "racially biased" and excluded certain races from jobs; this did away with these tests

A white applicant to medical school suffered "reverse discrimination" when excluded from medical school because of a racial quota

Illegal to pay women employees less than men for the same job

Accused persons must be informed of their rights upon arrest

Feminist, activist, and writer; wrote The Feminine Mystique

"No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance."

The goal was to get back land that was taken from the Native Americans; wanted more control to govern their own land

Outlawed discrimination of disabled people in public facilities

US Supreme Court decision that allowed women the right to have an abortion during the first 3 months if they choose

Led California farm workers; started the movement for equal rights; merged farming unions into the United Farm Workers (UFW)