Concepts for Topic 11

MLK & Civil Disobedience: Martin Luther King Jr. was a leader throughout the Civil Rights Movement. He would organize events where people would not fight, they would just sit there and take it. Kindof like a dead weight. Some included the Montomery Bus Boycott.

Power of the "Mob": A mob is a large mass of people trying to over come a difference they don't agree with. They come together and form ideas to try and "take over" the topic.

Plessy v. Ferguson VS. Brown v. Board of Ed. : Plessy v. Ferguson is a law that states "seprate but equal". Brown v. Board overturned Plessy v. Ferguson becuase it was conicdered unequal and unconstitutional

Civil Rights Goals: Freedom rides> buses were often bombed, white college students joined for support, Malcolm X

Brown v Board: Color ignites the civil rights movement, Olive brown sued school board on behalf of his 8 year old because she shouldn't be going to a school only for African Americans

Chavez and the United Farm Workers: Cesar Chavez, became a cultural icon for Cicanos. Founded the (UFW) United Farm Workers. Anti-Immagration while at UFW.

FHA and ADA: Fair housing act- Part of 1964 CRA, Outlawed refusal to cell or rent a dwelling to any person because of race, color, religion, handicap, or national origin.

Filibusters: Used to stop the other side from speaking, pushing a legislation or to pass the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

Sit-Ins and other protests:
Lunch sit-ins where the african americans would sit in a place that served only white people and asked for a menu. As they were denied taunted the arrested, the next flow of supports sat down.

Eisenhower's Role in Little Rock: 101st Airborne to uphold the supreme court decision on integrated schools

Rights of the Accused: Gideon v Wainwright- 6th amendment, accused criminal has no right to a lawyer; Escobedo v Illinois- Criminal suspects have the right to counsel during police interrogations; Miranda v Arizona- Criminal suspects must be informed of their right to consult with counsel to to interrogation.