Topic 11 Concept Guide

MLK and Civil Disobedience
Bus boycott
Lunch Counter Sit In
MLK was great leader through his inspiring speeches

Power of the "Mob"
The Bus Boycott
Lunch Counter Sit In
NAACP

Plessy v Ferguson vs. Brown v. Board of Education
Plessy v Ferguson ruled seperate but equal
Brown v Board of Education declared segregated schools unconstitutional and recommended gradual desegragation

Civil Rights Goals
Eliminate segregation
Let all claim their "human rights," regardless of race

Esienhower's Role in Little Rock
Eisenhower sent in 1000 soldiers to protect the 9 students and let them enter the school

Rights of the Accused
Gideon v. Wainwright = attorney for those who can't afford it
Escobedo v. Illinois = criminal suspects have right to counsel during police interrogations
Miranda v. Arizona = Criminal suspects must be informed of their right to consult w/counsel prior to interrogation

Brown v. Board of Education
Considered mark of beginning of the Civil Rights Movement 1950, Olivero Brown
By 1954 Supreme Court declared segragated schools unconstitutional

Chavez and the United Farm Workers
-Southwest civil rights movement
-Founded United Farm Workers
-Strikes and civil disobedience
-Antiimmigration

FHA and ADA
FHA= Fair Housing Act; can't deny selling/renting housing based on prejudice
ADA=Americans with Disabilites Act; every building needs handicap services

Purpose of Filibusters
Block certain suggested laws

Sit Ins and Other Protests
Major parts of Civil Disobedience during the Civil Rights Movements
Used by groups led by Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr
Highly affective


**I haven't taken the Topic 11 Test yet, I just got my review guide yesterday**