Massive Resistance: A term used primarily in southern states during the Civil Rights era referring to efforts made by politicians and citizens to resist desegregation and maintain racial segregation.
Little Rock Nine: A group of nine African American students who faced opposition and resistance when trying to enroll in the previously all-white Little Rock Central High School in Arkansas, following the Brown v Board of Education decision.
Freedom Riders: Civil rights activists who rode interstate buses through segregated states in the South to challenge and protest against racial segregation on public transportation.