Civil Rights
Supreme Court decision that upheld segregation and said that “separate but equal” facilities were legal.
What is Plessy v Ferguson
Armed militant group that reject MLK Jr.’s nonviolent tactics in fighting for Civil rights
Chief Counsel for NAACP, won many key civil Rights cases including Brown v. Board of education and the first African American Supreme Court Justice. (1967)
Who is Thurgood Marshall
Refused to give up her seat to a white passenger. After she was jailed, the Montgomery bus boycott was organized.
Who is Rosa Parks
Mexican-American physician, surgeon, World War II veteran, civil rights advocate, and founder of the American G.I. Forum.
Who is Hector Garcia
Group of 9 African American students who were not allowed to enter a white school by the Governor in Arkansas
Who are the Little Rock 9
Black Muslim leader who argued for separation, not integration, and influenced the Black Power movement. He later changed his views, but was assassinated in 1965. Advocated violence
Who is Malcolm X
Co-Founder of NOW, spokesperson of Feminism in 60s, wrote “The Feminine mystique” that said women were discontent with societal expectations of women.
Who is Betty Friedan
Riding a bus from the North to the South to de-segregate bus terminals
What are Freedom Rides
Was an American farm worker, labor leader and civil rights activist, who, with Dolores Huerta, co-founded the National Farm Workers Association (later the United Farm Workers union, UFW). He pushed for greater rights for migrant farm workers.
Who is Cesar Chavez
public art that depicted political views and heritage of Mexican Americans
What is the Chicano mural movement
Non-violent way African Americans protested by taking a seat in the white area section of restaurants
What are Sit-Ins
A group of American Indian advocating for specific rights
What is AIM
A landmark Supreme Court decision that overturned Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) in which the Court declared state laws establishing separate public schools for black and white students were unconstitutional.
What is Brown v. The Board of Education
Forced Texas to better fund schools in poor areas.
What is Edgewood v. Kirby