Activist
Shes a symbol of resistance against segregation. She refused give up her seat for a white man resulting in her getting arrested, it started a boycott movements.
Rosa Parks
Established separate but equal and legalized segregation
Plessy V. Ferguson
Abolished slavery
13th Amendment
Speech by MLK, he expressed his goals & advocated justice for all
I have "A Dream Speach"
A group of people against the civil rights advancement and uses violence, intimidation, and terror against African Americans and their allies
Ku Klux Klan
Advocated for non-violent protest, leading peacefull marches and bus boycotts
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Overturned Plessy V. Ferguson, stated that separate facilities were not equal, and it legally ended segregation
Brown V. Board of Education
Eliminated poll taxes, Can not charge people to vote
24th Amendment
Symbolized the resistance to desegregation after Brown V. Board of Education
Mob at Little Rock High
Fought for Gender equality and womens rights during the civil rights era, and reproductive rights, and workplace equality
National Organizzation of Women
she co-founded the national organization for womens rights, she also wrote "The Feminene Mystique"
Betty Friedan
A family challenged the state, they did not want to be legally required to send their kids to school because of religious reasons
Wisconsin V. Yoder
The right for all men to vote, regardless of their race
15th Amendment
An activist that fought peacfully for African American rights was shot and murder that sparked outrage and racial tensions
Dr. King Assination
They advocated for self-defense, adressed issues like poverty, healthcare, education, and police brutality
The Black Panthers
Co-founded the united farm workers union, fought for better rights and conditions for farm workers
Dolores Huerta
Court case where UT didnt admit an African American man into the school due to his race, it helped open the doors for African Americans this case allowed Af. Am. admissions to segregated colleges and universities across the nation
Sweatt V. Painter
No Law can restrict the rights of ANY citizen (or any race)
14 Amendment
Portest by Mex-Amer. students in the 1960's fighting for better education & an end to discrimination
Chicano School Walkout
Founded by W.E.B Dubois, worked with exsisting laws and with the court system to increase rights of African Americans
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
He organized the united farm workers union, fought for better rights and conditions for farm workers
Cesar Chavez
Evidence obtained by searches & seizures in violation of 4th Amendment is inadmissible in a state court
Mapp V. Ohio
The right for women to vote, regardless of their race
19th Amendment
March on Washington
They enforced the use of non-violence amoung those engaging in sit ins & other protest activities