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  • Struggle for Equality
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  • Civil Rights Legislation
    Civil Rights Act of 1964
    • Banned segregation in public accommodations
    • Increased federal authority to enforce school desegregation
    • Outlawed discrimination in employment on basis of race, color, and sex
    Twenty-fourth Amendment (1964)
    • Eliminated poll tax as voting requirement
    Voting Rights Act of 1965
    • Banned literacy tests as voting requirement
    • Empowered the federal government to supervise voter registration and elections
    Fair Housing Act of 1968
    • Banned discrimination in housing
  • Civil Rights Organizations
    Organization and Date Founded Key People Key Features
    National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) 1909 Thurgood Marshall Focused on legal cases to end segregation and gain legal equality
    Nation of Islam 1930 Elijah Muhammad; Malcolm X Advocated separation of the races
    Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) 1942 James Farmer Organized peaceful protests to gain civil rights
    Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) 1957 Martin Luther King, Jr.; Ralph Abernathy Church-based group dedicated to nonviolent resistance; organized demonstrations and protest campaigns
    Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) 1960 James Lawson; Ella Baker; Stokely Carmichael Grass-roots movement of young activists; organized voter education projects in the South
    Black Panther Party 1966 Huey Newton; Bobby Seale Militant group advocating armed confrontation; organized antipoverty programs

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Table of Contents

Prentice Hall: United States History CHAPTER 1 Many Cultures Meet (Prehistory–1550) CHAPTER 2 Europeans Establish Colonies (1492–1752) CHAPTER 3 The American Colonies Take Shape (1607–1765) CHAPTER 4 The American Revolution (1765–1783) CHAPTER 5 Creating the Constitution (1781–1789) CHAPTER 6 The New Republic (1789–1816) CHAPTER 7 Nationalism and Sectionalism (1812–1855) CHAPTER 8 Religion and Reform (1812–1860) CHAPTER 9 Manifest Destiny (1800–1850) CHAPTER 10 The Union in Crisis (1846–1861) CHAPTER 11 The Civil War (1861–1865) CHAPTER 12 The Reconstruction Era (1865–1877) CHAPTER 13 The Triumph of Industry (1865–1914) CHAPTER 14 Immigration and Urbanization (1865–1914) CHAPTER 15 The South and West Transformed (1865–1900) CHAPTER 16 Issues of the Gilded Age (1877–1900) CHAPTER 17 The Progressive Era (1890–1920) CHAPTER 18 An Emerging World Power (1890–1917) CHAPTER 19 World War I and Beyond (1914–1920) CHAPTER 20 The Twenties (1919–1929) CHAPTER 21 The Great Depression (1928–1932) CHAPTER 22 The New Deal (1932–1941) CHAPTER 23 The Coming of War (1931–1942) CHAPTER 24 World War II (1941–1945) CHAPTER 25 The Cold War (1945–1960) CHAPTER 26 Postwar Confidence and Anxiety (1945–1960) CHAPTER 27 The Civil Rights Movement (1945–1975) CHAPTER 28 The Kennedy and Johnson Years (1960–1968) CHAPTER 29 The Vietnam War Era (1954–1975) CHAPTER 30 An Era of Protest and Change (1960–1980) CHAPTER 31 A Crisis in Confidence (1968–1980) CHAPTER 32 The Conservative Resurgence (1980–1993) CHAPTER 33 Into a New Century (1992–Today) Reflections: Enduring Issues Five Themes of Geography Profile of the Fifty States Atlas Presidents of the United States Economics Handbook Landmark Decisions of the Supreme Court Documents of Our Nation English and Spanish Glossary Index Acknowledgments