Jim Crow
Who was a key leader in the Montgomery Bus Boycott and advocated for nonviolent protest?
Martin Luther King, Jr. (MLK Jr.)
What is a peaceful occupation of a place by protestors called?
sit-in
Legacy: Who was elected as the first African American president of the United States in 2008?
Barack Obama
What major event began in 1955 when Rosa Parks refused to move to the back of the bus?
The Montgomery Bus Boycott
Which leader was known for promoting the philosophy of "Black Power" and was a prominent figure in the civil rights movement before his assassination?
Malcolm X
What 1970 protest declared Thanksgiving a Day of Mourning for Native Americans?
Thanksgiving Day Protest
What are the 3 types (think categories) of ways people use to gain rights?
1. Nonviolent civil disobedience (Nonviolent protest)
2. Violent civil disobedience (Violent protest or militancy)
3. Legal methods
What is the right called for people to govern themselves? (Hint: this was a key goal of the AIM movement for indigenous tribes)
self-determination
Along with Dolores Huerta, who led the Delano grape strike to improve working conditions for Mexican-American farmworkers?
Cesar Chavez
What Supreme Court case ended racial segregation in schools?
Brown vs Board of Education
Vietnam War
AIM leaders wanted to gain national attention through demonstrations they called "______ politics."
confrontation
In addition to Dennis Banks, which AIM leader helped organize the Trail of Broken Treaties and the Thanksgiving Day Protest?
Russell Means
Which city were people walking to from different areas of the country as part of the AIM demonstration "The Longest Walk?"
Washington D.C. (D.C.)
Who became the first African American Supreme Court Justice in 1967?
Thurgood Marshall
What document was created during the Trail of Broken Treaties to outline Native American demands?
Twenty Points Position Paper