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What was the impact of the Voting Rights Act of 1965?
Eliminated discriminatory voting practices and increased voter registration among African Americans.
What was the impact of the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
Banned discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.
Define social movement.
Collective actions aimed at transforming social, political, economic, or cultural norms.
What is equal protection?
Ensuring that all people are treated equally under the law.
Define civil disobedience.
Challenging unjust laws through non-violent means.
What is voter suppression?
Efforts to prevent eligible voters from registering or voting.
What is segregation?
The enforced separation of different racial groups in a country, community, or establishment.
Define discrimination.
Unjust or prejudicial treatment of different categories of people or things, especially on the grounds of race, age, or sex.
What is nonviolent resistance?
The practice of achieving goals through symbolic protests, civil disobedience, economic or political noncooperation, without using violence.
Define co-optation (in the context of social movements).
Adopting the language and goals of a movement without fully implementing them.
What is meant by 'status quo'?
The existing state of affairs, especially regarding social or political issues.
Define political representation.
Increasing access to voting and ensuring fair representation in government.
What was the significance of Brown v. Board of Education?
Declared state-sponsored segregation in public schools unconstitutional, overturning 'separate but equal'.
What was the impact of Plessy v. Ferguson?
Established the 'separate but equal' doctrine, legalizing segregation.