Ending racial segregation and securing equal rights for all Americans was the goal of this
The Civil Rights Movement
In 1963, around 250,000 people marched on Washington demanding what?
for Jobs and Freedom to demand an end to segregation, fair wages and economic justice, voting rights, education, and long overdue civil rights protections.
The most influential Latino activist
Cesar Chavez
What were some of the woman’s roles in the 50’s -70’s
be stay at home mom’s who took care of the children and did housework
The sharp rise in African American voter registration can be credited to
1965 Voting Rights Act
Rosa Parks refusing to give her seat to a white man on a segregated bus started what?
Montgomery Bus Boycotts
Literacy tests and poll taxes were outlawed as a result of this law
Voting Rights Act
Co-Founded the United Farm Workers (UFW) with Cesar Chavez
Dolores Huerta
Symbols: Bra, High heels, dress, make-up
Symbols of womens suffrage or oppression used during protests
What was the purpose of the poster?
Public support for the goals of farmworkers increased
Dr. King advocated for what?
Non-violence
What did Plessy v. Ferguson allow?
Segregation
Where did the UFW while boycotting the grapes march from
Delano to Sacramento
What were some of the demands women wanted when protesting?
Equal rights, no quotas on women admittance, childcare facilities, to be free and choose what they wanted to do.
The Black power movement similar to Malcolm x believed in what?
An exclusively black led African American Civil rights movement
Malcolm X advocated for what?
Self-Defense
This famous court case declared that school segregation was illegal
Brown v. Board of Education
What were students demands in schools in the walkouts?
demanded bilingual education, Mexican folklore in textbooks, and the recruitment of administrators of Mexican descent in schools with a majority Mexican American student body
The Feminine Mystique opened woman’s minds to what idea?
They could be more than what society said they could.
What effect did the African-American civil rights movement have on other minority groups in the United States?
anti-discrimination laws also applied to other groups
During this Montgomery bus boycott, this individual emerged as the important leader of the Civil Rights movement.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
How did segregation violate the 14th amendment?
denied individuals equal opportunities to make social and economic progress
What made the boycott of the lettuce and grapes successful?
Had public support for the goals of the farm workers
Who was the singer of You Don't Own Me?
Lesley Gore
What was the first case in California to end segregation in schools and also influenced Brown v. Board of Education?
Mendez v. Westminster