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This vigilante-style execution involved trying and killing someone outside a court of law.
What is Lynching?
The Greensboro sit-ins were one famous example of this style of protest used throughout many different civil rights groups to highlight injustice.
What is non-violent/peaceful/civil disobedience?
This infamous Civil Rights leader contrasted Martin Luther King Jr's nonviolent approach, justifying the use of violence in protest to oppression.
Who is Malcom X?
Obergfell vs. Hodges was a long awaited pay-off for this right sought by the LGBTQ community.
What is the right to marriage?
This actor, known for his role on the comedy sketch show Key and Peele, went on to direct hit movies such as Get Out, Nope, and Us.
Who is Jordan Peele?
This movement aimed to reshape traditional gender roles, establish equal treatment among genders in the workforce, and earn reproductive rights.
What is the Women's liberation movement/second wave feminism?
The AARP used this method of influencing government in order to get Medicare passed in the 1960's.
What is lobbying?
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This author wrote a book titled "Silent Spring", which highlighted many issues facing the environment. Most notably, she addressed the impacts of pesticides on the entire food chain.
Who is Rachael Carson?
While the Red Power movement and occupation of Alcatraz started during the Nixon administration, this next president was the one who signed the Indian Self Determination and Education Act of 1975.
Who is Gerald Ford?
Miley Cyrus is known for her evolving image in the public spotlight, but got her start in this Disney Channel original show.
What is Hannah Montana?
This Civil Rights icon was known for leading the United Farm Workers, championing workers rights for Mexican Americans.
Who is Cesar Chavez?
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Larry Kubota wrote articles in a newspaper titled "Gidra". In this paper, he wrote about this movement, citing the need for similar changes for his people and taking inspiration from other civil rights movements of the 1960's, notably African Americans.
What is the Yellow Power movement?
She wrote "The Feminine Mystique" which described "The Problem with no Name". This problem reflect many women's lack of fulfillment in their traditional family and work roles.
Who is Betty Friedan?
This Landmark SCOTUS case signaled the end of the "Separate but Equal" Doctrine, although desegregation would remain an issue throughout much of the 1960's.
What is Brown Vs. Board of Education?
This FaZe member famously rocked a Default Skin in Fortnite because his original account got banned.
Who is Tfue?
To protest poor conditions of reservations, Native Americans occupied this Island in 1969 to highlight some of the conditions.
What is Alcatraz?
This form of protest was seen most famously with the Montgomery Bussing system, but has been used by many other groups to protest unfair treatment.
What is Boycotting?
He was an Asian American that was a victim of a hate crime killing in Detroit in the 1980's. His death sparked outrage and played a major role into the passage of the Hate Crime Statistics Law passed by George H.W. Bush.
Who is Vincent Chin?
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This legislation was passed in 1972 and outlawed discrimination based on gender in anything receiving government funding. This primarily impacted education equality.
What is Title IX?
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Known for hit songs "Amish Paradise" and "I lost on Jeopardy", this artist made a career out of parodying U.S. chart toppers.
Who is "Weird" Al Jankovic?
In the 1980's, the LGBTQ movement focused heavily on advocating for research and development regarding this deadly disease.
What is HIV/AIDS?
The NAACP was famous for this legal strategy, in which a plantiff challenges laws through the U.S. court system.
What is litigation?
This conservative feminist advocated against the Equal Rights Amendment, arguing that it would do more damage to women's current role in society than good.
Who is Phyllis Schlafly?
The Chrystal City Student boycott, walkouts that were a part of this movement, lead to changes in the LA School districts discriminatory practices.
What is the Chicano Movement?
After founding Zip2 in 1999, this tech guru founded X.com, which later merged with payment software PayPal.
Who is Elon Musk?