African Americans
Martin Luther King Jr
Who in 1963 gave the famous "I have a dream" speech?
Rosa Parks
Who refused to give up her seat on the bus to a white passenger in Montgomery, Alabama?
Cesar Chavez
Who adopted the cause to unionize the largely immigrant workforce and push for fair wages and better conditions?
Dennis Banks
Who co-founded the American Indian Movement (AIM) in Minneapolis?
Yuri Kochiyama
Who dedicated her life to the Civil rights movement by advocating for Asian American, African American, and Puerto Rican rights, as well as political prisoners?
Jackie Robinson
Who broke the color barrier in Major League Baseball in 1947?
Cathay Williams
The first women to enlist and the only women to serve in the United States army?
Dolores Huerta
She was a strong voice in the fight for better wages and working conditions for Latina and Latinos in the United States.
Cylde Bellecourt
Who is another person who co-founded the American Indian Movement (AIM) advocating for tribal sovereignty, cultural revival and Native civil rights in 1968?
Grace Lee Boggs
Who was a a key figure in the Detroit Black Power movement, advocating for labor rights, civil rights and Black Power?
Bayard Rustin
Who was a key strategist and organizer for the Civil Rights Movement?
Coretta Scott King
Who was a powerful activist continuing her husbands work advocating for civil rights and social justice?
Luisa Moreno
Who convened the first national Latino civil rights assembly in 1939?
Russell Means
Who was an early leader of the American Indian Movement (AIM)?
Larry Itliong
Who was an American labor organizer and civil rights activist who played a key role in the Delano Grape strike and the formation of the United Farm Workers?