Organizations, Notable People, and Events
John Lewis and Diane Nash were prominent members of
SNCC
Main strategy of this group was to "occupy" notable places.
AIM
ended segregation for all public institutions, and overturned the "separate but equal" doctrine.
Brown v. Board of Education
The Leader of this group was famous for his "hunger strike."
UFW/Cesar Chavez
Malcom X was associated with which group?
Nation of Islam
MLK Jr.
This group was known for sit-ins and freedom rides.
SNCC
Provided legal standards on "accessibility" for people with disabilities.
ADA
This group is mainly associated with the Montgomery Bus boycotts, and sought to remain peaceful at all costs.
SCLC
Annual celebration focused on spreading awareness on environmental issues and promoting sustainable practices.
Earth Day
Became the first openly gay person to be elected to public office.
Harvey Milk
This group found success in boycotting specific products.
UFW
Designed to promote environmental sustainability and enforce environmental protection laws.
EPA
This group focused on making change through the court system. They also represented blacks in court when laws were seen as unconstitutional.
NAACP
Was proposed but never ratified.
ERA
Equal Rights Amendment
Event involving the disability rights movement that highlighted the absence of accessibility features built into publice buildings.
Capitol Crawl
This movement had the main goal of "sustainability."
Environmentalism
Established a constitutional right to abortion, based on the right to privacy. Recently overturned.
Roe v. Wade
This group is know for a violent event that has came to be remembered in a yearly celebration.
Gay liberation
Outlawed the use of Poll Taxes
24th Amendment
Author of the "Feminine Mystique" and a founding memebr of the National Organization of Women.
This group had the main goal of "accessibility."
Disability Movement
Set legal standards on ending segregation, equal access to voting, and equal access to housing.
The Civil Rights Acts of 1964, 1965, and 1968.
This group is known for "open carry," neighborhood patrols, and supported black separatism.
The Black Panthers
The 1964 __________ ___________ was an attempt by SNCC to help blacks in rural areas register to vote.
Freedom Summer