The Good pt. 1
The pastor who organized bus boycotts, promoting a non-violent approach to tackle segregation
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.?
Sat in the "Whites Only" section of the bus with two others and refused to move
Who is Rosa Parks?
White supremacist group that worked with some Southern government leaders to terrorize and stop desegregation
What is the Ku Klux Klan?
"Separate but equal"
Made segregation legal.
What is Plessy v. Ferguson?
Arm bands are protected under the 1st amendment; 1969
What is Tinker vs. Des Moines?
First African American baseball player in the MLB
Who is Jackie Robinson?
First Black Supreme Court Justice; fought for equal rights
Who is Thurgood Marshall?
The soon-to-be governor of Alabama who was praised for refusing to let college students come into his restaurant
Who is Lester Maddox?
Texas counties were redrawn to be fair and not discriminate against certain voters
What is White vs. Regester?
A jury should consist of peers of more than just one race
What is Hernandez vs. Texas?
Fought for equality aimed at Hispanic farmers
Who is Cesar Chavez?
Teaming up with another Hispanic Civil Rights leader, this person fought for Hispanic rights geared towards women, farmers, and the environment
Who is Dolores Huerta?
Eisenhower sent federal troops to escort nine school-age children to school each day because this man refused to let them integrate with white children
Who is Orval Faubus?
Funding for public schools had to be equal across the state
What is Edgewood ISD vs. Kirby?
Amish children were not required to attend school due to their religion being against it
What is Wisconsin vs. Yoder?
A WWII veteran who fought for became the first Mexican American in the Civil Rights Commission
Who is Hector Garcia?
First African American woman to be included and appear in a US presidential debate
Who is Shirley Chisholm?
"Segregation now, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever"
Who is George Wallace?
Universities cannot deny entrance based on race
What is Sweatt vs. Painter?
Segregation of Hispanics was unconstitutional
What is Mendez v. Westminster?
Created the NOW; author of Feminine Mystique
Who is Betty Friedan?
Pastor who preached for equality and would go to any means necessary to do so.
Who is Malcolm X?
Group of people who used a filibuster in Congress to try and block the Civil Rights Act of 1964
What is the Congressional Bloc of Southern Democrats?
Segregation in schools based on national origin was illegal
What is Delgado vs. Bastrop ISD?
Separate but equal was unconstitutional.
Overturned the case that deemed segregation legal.
What is Brown vs. Board of Education?