Supreme Court Cases
This 1896 case upheld segregation under the doctrine of "separate but equal."
What is Plessy v. Ferguson?
He led the Montgomery Bus Boycott and gave the "I Have a Dream" speech.
What is Martin Luther King Jr.?
This protest followed Rosa Parks’ arrest and challenged segregation on public buses.
What is Montgomery Bus Boycott?
This amendment abolished slavery in 1865.
What is Thirteenth Amendment?
This movement advocated for farmworkers’ rights using strikes, marches, and boycotts.
What is Chicano Movement?
This 1954 case declared segregation in public schools unconstitutional.
What is Brown v. Board of Education?
She refused to give up her bus seat, helping spark a mass protest movement.
What is Rosa Parks?
These protests challenged segregation by riding interstate buses through the South.
What is Freedom Rides?
This 1964 law banned segregation in public places and employment discrimination.
What is Civil Rights Act of 1964?
This feminist organization, founded in 1966, pushed for gender equality.
What is National Organization for Women?
This case ruled that racial discrimination in jury selection violated the 14th Amendment.
What is Batson v. Kentucky?
This organization used nonviolent protest and civil disobedience to push for civil rights legislation.
What is Southern Christian Leadership Conference?
This 1963 demonstration helped build support for major civil rights legislation.
What is March on Washington?
This 1965 law eliminated literacy tests and protected voting rights.
What is Voting Rights Act of 1965?
This phrase reflected a shift toward racial pride, self-determination, and empowerment.
What is Black Power?
This Supreme Court case ruled that states could not ban interracial marriage.
What is Loving v. Virginia?
This student-led organization organized sit-ins and Freedom Rides.
What is Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee?
This tactic pressured businesses economically and was used in both the Civil Rights Movement and farmworkers’ movement.
What is Boycotts?
This 1975 law guaranteed public education protections for students with disabilities.
What is Education for All Handicapped Children Act?
This activist co-founded Ms. Magazine and became a leading feminist voice.
What is Gloria Steinem?
This Supreme Court case protected Amish religious freedom by limiting compulsory schooling laws.
What is Wisconsin v. Yoder?
This organization fought for Mexican American labor rights through strikes and boycotts.
What is United Farm Workers?
These nonviolent tactics often gained media attention and increased public pressure for reform.
What is Sit-ins and marches?
This Great Society effort aimed to reduce poverty but faced criticism for increasing dependency.
What is War on Poverty?
This conservative organization argued that social movements weakened traditional American values.
What is Moral Majority?