Civil Rights Leaders
This minister led the Montgomery Bus Boycott and advocated nonviolent resistance
MLK Jr.
This 1954 case overturned "separate but equal" in public schools
Brown v. Board of Education
This 381-day boycott in Alabama led to desegregated buses
Montgomery Bus Boycott
This act banned discrimination in public accommodations
Civil Rights Act of 1964
This leader organized migrant farm workers in California
Cesar Chavez
He became the first Black Supreme Court Justice after winning Brown v. Board of Education
Thurgood Marshall
This 1973 case established a woman's right to privacy regarding medical decisions
Roe v. Wade
These 1960 protests at Woolworth's led to desegregated lunch counters
Greensboro Sit-Ins or Sit-in Movement
This act protected voting rights and banned literacy tests
Voting Rights Act of 1965
Harvey Milk championed rights for this community
LGBTQ+ / Gay
This leader of the Nation of Islam advocated for Black separation rather than integration
Malcolm X
This 1896 case had established the "separate but equal" doctrine
Plessy v. Ferguson
These 1961 interstate bus rides tested segregation laws
Freedom Rides
This act banned housing discrimination
The Civil Rights Act of 1968
This "Power" movement fought for Native American rights
Red Power
His murder in Mississippi at age 14 became a catalyst for the Civil Rights Movement
Emmett Till
This 1967 case struck down laws banning interracial marriage
Loving v. Virginia
The 1965 march from Selma to Montgomery focused on this right
Voting Rights
The 24th Amendment banned this voting requirement
Poll Tax
Asian Americans were sometimes called this type of "minority"
Model
This SNCC leader later became a respected congressman from Georgia
John Lewis
This 1955 case ordered school desegregation "with all deliberate speed"
Brown II, or Brown v. Board of Education 2
This 1963 DC event featured the "I Have a Dream" speech
The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
This proposed amendment for women's equality failed ratification
The Equal Rights Amendment
NOW advocated for this workplace reform for women
Equal Pay