Malcolm X: Advocated for black empowerment and the promotion of Islam within the African American community.

Civil Rights Act of 1968: Also known as the Fair Housing Act, it prohibited discrimination concerning the sale, rental, and financing of housing.

Freedom Summer: 1964 campaign to register African American voters in Mississippi.

Birmingham Campaign: Organized in 1963 by the Southern Christian Leadership Conference to bring attention to the integration efforts of African Americans in Birmingham, Alabama.

James Meredith: First African American student admitted to the segregated University of Mississippi in 19

Emmett Till: His 1955 lynching and open-casket funeral galvanized the Civil Rights Movement.

NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People): Oldest civil rights organization, crucial in legal challenges against segregation.

CORE (Congress of Racial Equality): One of the leading activist organizations in the Civil Rights Movement.

SNCC (Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee): Played a major role in the sit-ins and freedom rides.

Selma to Montgomery Marches: Highlighted the struggle for African American voting rights, leading to the Voting Rights Act of 19

March on Washington: Held on August 28, 1963, where Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his famous "I Have a Dream" speech.

Sit-Ins: Nonviolent protests where activists would sit in segregated spaces, refusing to leave until served equally.

Freedom Riders: Activists who rode interstate buses into segregated southern states to challenge non-enforcement of Supreme Court decisions.

Voting Rights Act of 1965: Eliminated various barriers to African American suffrage.

Civil Rights Act of 1964: Prohibited discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.

Little Rock Nine: In 1957, nine African American students integrated Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, under federal protection.

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