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In the 1920s African American artists & writers had a "Renaissance" in this New York City neighborhood
Harlem
This 1964 act outlawed discrimination based on race, color, religion or national origin
in 1993 this African-American sci-fi writer published "The Parable of the Sower", about chaos in 2020s California
Octavia Butler
Complete the constitutional phrase: "Neither slavery nor involuntary" this
servitude
This border city about 15 miles south of San Diego will keep us close to the good ol' USA
Tijuana
Though Motown Records is now in L.A., "Motown" itself refers to this city
Enacted in 1781, this first charter of U.S. govt. failed to give Congress the power to tax, leaving it largely ineffective
Articles of Confederation
Elvis Presley is "The King" & he's "The Boss"
Bruce Springsteen
Presidential campaign slogan: It's Morning Again in America
Reagan
The 1903 Hay-Bunau-Varilla Treaty gave the U.S. "control of a zone" of this country where Bunau-Varilla became a hated man
Panama
This South Dakota community was the site of 2 clashes between the U.S. gov't & Indians, in 1890 & 1973
Wounded Knee
The Battle of San Juan Hill was the bloodiest for U.S. forces in this war; our foe had half as many casualties
Spanish-American War
A plaza in San Francisco is named for this politician who was a city supervisor when he was slain in 1978
Harvey Milk
The ADA, short for this, was signed into law by George H.W. Bush
Americans with Disabilities Act
Paisley Park, his home & recording studio, is in Chanhassen, a suburb of his hometown of Minneapolis
Prince
South Carolina's second-biggest cash crop in the mid-to-late 1700s was this inedible one named for a land far to the east
This former first lady had a major role in drafting the United Nations' Universal Declaration of Human Rights
The assassination of James Garfield made this man the 21st president
Chester Arthur
In 2017, 35 years after its congressional deadline had passed, Nevada ratified this failed amendment
ERA
In a 1976 film, she played Carrie White, whose prom night was quite memorable
Sissy Spacek
32 inmates & 11 guards were killed in '71 uprising at this NY prison
Attica
President Jefferson sent this fellow Virginian to negotiate the Louisiana Purchase
Monroe
This American captured the spirit of 6-year-old Ruby Bridges walking to school while guarded by marshals
Norman Rockwell
In 1880 this former president lost a chance for a 3rd term when Garfield topped the 36th ballot at the GOP convention
Grant
You'll give a piece of your mind with this brain-cutting operation
lobotomy