Court Cases
In which decision did the US Supreme Court overturn the earlier decision of Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)?
Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, KS
Which steps did Spanish-speaking migrant farm workers take to expand their economic opportunities in the 1960s and 1970s?
They organized boycotts of their employer's crops.
What was the significance of the decision of the Supreme Court in Roe v Wade (1973)?
State laws against abortion in the first three months of pregnancy were prohibited on the grounds of a woman's right to privacy.
What was the significance of the decision of the Supreme Court in Regents of the University of California v. Bakke (1978)?
Affirmative action programs taking race into account for university admissions were approved, but racial quotas were prohibited.