Leaders & Influential Figures
This civil rights leader gave the “I Have a Dream” speech
MLK
This case allowed segregation as long as facilities were “separate but equal.”
Plessy v. Ferguson
The issue of equal pay for equal work is known as this.
Pay equity
This movement fought for women’s equal rights.
Feminism
This woman refused to give up her bus seat in Montgomery.
Rosa Parks
This Supreme Court case ended school segregation
Brown v. Board of Education
Refusing to buy or use something as a form of protest.
Boycott
This militant organization promoted self-defense and community programs
Black Panther Party
This lawyer later became the first African American Supreme Court justice.
Thurgood Marshall
This 1964 federal law banned discrimination in public places and employment.
Civil Rights Act of 1964
The unfair separation of people based on race.
Segregation
MLK helped lead this organization focused on nonviolent protest in the South.
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
This civil rights leader was a strong voice for Black empowerment and self-defense.
Malcom X
This 1965 federal law protected African American voting rights.
Voting Rights Act of 1965
A person who works to bring about political or social change.
Activist
This Native American rights organization used protests and occupations to demand change.
American Indian Movement
This labor leader organized the United Farm Workers and fought for farmworker rights.
César Chávez
This 1968 federal law addressed discrimination in housing
Civil Rights Act of 1968
A peaceful protest where people sit at a segregated place and refuse to leave
Sit in
This religious and political organization promoted Black pride and self-reliance.
Nation of Islam