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Documents and Policies
People
Court Cases
Dates and Amendments
100
co-founded by Betty Friedan to fight for gender equality
What is the National Organization for Women
100
outlawed discrimination in all public places, education, and employment
What is the Civil Rights Act of 1964
100
first African American Major League Baseball player
Who is Jackie Robinson
100
created the "separate but equal" clause which legalized segregation
What is Plessey v. Ferguson
100
year Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated
What is 1968
200
started after Rosa Parks was arrested for refusing to give up her seat
What is the Montgomery Bus Boycott
200
book written by Betty Friedan to encourage women to seek their own opportunities
What is the Feminine Mystique
200
lead lawyer for the N.A.A.C.P. and first African American Supreme Court Justice
Who is Thurgood Marshall
200
stated that Texas law schools were not equal - first successful challenge of the "separate but equal" clause
What is Sweatt v. Painter
200
abolished slavery
What is the 13th Amendment
300
co-founded by Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta to fight for the rights of migrant farm workers
What is the United Farm Workers
300
outlawed literacy tests as a requirement for voting
What is the Voting Rights Act of 1965
300
President who created the Great Society to create more economic equality in the United States
Who is Lyndon B. Johnson
300
stated there was a difference between race and ethnicity, and so, protected Hispanic Americans under the 14th Amendment
What is Hernandez v. Texas
300
guaranteed the right to vote regardless of race
What is the 15th Amendment
400
after this speech the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was passed making society more inclusive
What is the I Have a Dream Speech
400
required schools to offer equal opportunities in sports and education
What is Title IX of the Higher Education Act
400
World War II veteran who created the American G.I. Forum for Mexican-American veterans
Who is Hector P. Garcia
400
stated that Texas had to change the way it funded public schools - Robin Hood effect
What is Edgewood ISD v. Kirby
400
guarantees all citizens equal protection under the law
What is the 14th Amendment
500
included the Occupation of Alcatraz, Occupation of Mount Rushmore, Occupation of Wounded Knee, and Trail of Broken Treaties
What is the American Indian Movement
500
required banks to give loans to people in low-income communities
What is the Community Re-Investment Act
500
conservative who opposed the Equal Rights Amendment
Who is Phyllis Schlafly
500
stated that Texas was weakening the vote of minorities when drawing Congressional Districts
What is White v. Regester
500
outlawed poll taxes as a requirement for voting
What is the 24th Amendment
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