Civic Rights Leaders
This leader delivered the "I Have a Dream" speech at the 1963 March on Washington.
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.?
She opened a school for girls in South Africa and uses her platform to promote education.
Who is Oprah Winfrey?
This teen started a big march to stop gun violence after a school shooting in Florida.
What is March for Our Lives?
This 1954 Supreme Court case declared segregation in schools unconstitutional.
What is Brown v. Board of Education?
She refused to give up her bus seat in Montgomery, sparking a major bus boycott.
Who is Rosa Parks?
This "Black Panther" actor was known for portraying historical Black figures.
Who is Chadwick Boseman?
She is a young girl from Sweden who talks to world leaders about climate change.
Who is Greta Thunberg?
This movement began after the death of Trayvon Martin and grew after George Floyd’s killing.
What is Black Lives Matter?
Malcolm X was a prominent figure in this religious and social movement.
What is the Nation of Islam?
This Latina actress has been an advocate for farmworker and immigrant rights since the 1960s.
Who is Dolores Huerta?
This teen activist helped pass a California law to include more diverse voices in school curriculums.
Who is Asean Johnson?
This amendment gave women the right to vote in the U.S.
What is the 19th Amendment?
This man founded the United Farm Workers and fought for labor rights for farmworkers.
Who is César Chávez?
This actor and founded an organization called “Just Mercy” to fight injustice.
Who is Michael B. Jordan?
This Chicago teen helped organize youth-led protests for racial justice after the murder of George Floyd.
Who is Eva Maria Lewis?
This 1969 event is considered the spark of the LGBTQ+ rights movement in the U.S.
What are the Stonewall Riots?
This leader helped lead the 1965 Selma to Montgomery marches.
Who is John Lewis?
She won an Oscar for playing a maid but used her voice to speak out on diversity in Hollywood.
Who is Octavia Spencer?
This young Black poet read her poem at the 2021 U.S. presidential inauguration.
This young Black poet read her poem at the 2021 U.S. presidential inauguration.
This legislation, signed in 1965, aimed to overcome legal barriers to voting for African Americans.
What is the Voting Rights Act?