Women's History
She led a picketing protest against Woodrow Wilson's White House.
Alice Paul
He was the founder of the Farm Worker Association and led the grape boycott.
Cesar Chavez
These men fought Native Americans in the West.
Buffalo Soldiers
African-Americans served in segregated units in WWII. What group flew planes with distinction?
Tuskeegee Airmen
Montgomery Bus Boycott
She wrote The Feminine Mystique and started the feminist movement.
Betty Freidan
This brought workers from Mexico to work on farms during WWII.
Bracero Program
This music originated in the Deep South in the late 1870s.
blues music
Who was the women who refused to give up her seat to a white man?
Rosa Parks
What tactic did people use to protest not being served at a lunch counter?
sit-in
This organization promoted women's rights in the 60's and 70's.
The National Women's Association (NOW)
This event was several days of violence caused by a fashion trend.
Zoot Suit Riots
The Supreme Court's decision in this case side separate but equal was constitutional.
Plessy V Furgenson
What case had the decision that said separate but equal is not constitutional?
Brown V Board of Education
At this event Dr. MLK Jr. gave his speech "I have a dream"
March on Washington
This law said schools must have equal opportunities in sports for boys and girls.
Title IX
Cesar Chavez went on a ____________ to help gain public support.
hunger strike
This African-American leader thought African-Americans should not have to prove their worth in the workplace. They should fight for their rights and not accept being second class citizens.
W.E.D. Du Bios
Where did this happen: the governor called in the National Guard to stop 9 African-American students from entering school?
Little Rock Arkansas
Voting Rights act of 1965
What guaranteed the right for women to vote?
19th Amendment
L.A., California
He said African-Americans should work on getting technical skills and prove their worth and postpone dreams of equality.
Booker T. Washington
He was the leader of the SCLC and led non-violent demonstrations.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
He disagreed with the non-violence movement until he converted to Islam. He was killed by one of own supporters for changing his mind.
Malcolm X