Social Movements
This movement was revitalized after the murder of George Floyd in 2020.
What is the Black Lives Matter Movement?
Those who would like to voice a complaint to the school board, can speak at the school board meeting which occurs this often.
What is monthly?
This man was chosen as the face of the Montgomery Bus Boycott before becoming famous for his role in the Civil Rights Movement.
Who is Martin Luther King Jr. ?
Martin Luther King Jr. was imprisoned in this place when he wrote his infamous letter in which he defended his tactics for civil disobedience.
What is the Birmingham Jail?
People can add videos, pictures, statements, etc. to this type of media platform, which includes Twitter and Instagram, in order to gain attention from followers.
What is social media?
During the Civil Rights Movement, many African Americans would participate in this form of civil disobedience, sitting in segregated places and refusing to leave.
What is a sit-in?
Alicia Garza is one of the three women who began this movement.
What is the Black Lives Matter Movement?
In 2017, the Women's March occurred in this location as a response to several statements made by the new president, Donald Trump.
What is Washington, D.C.?
Former slaves who were literate, such as Fredrick Douglas, used this method of communication to make their voice heard.
What is writing?
This is a social movement focused on ending sexual abuse and sexual harassment.
Those who disagreed with slavery could become apart of this was a network of houses used by slaves to escape to the north.
What is the Underground Railroad?
These women organized the Seneca Falls Convention which directly influenced the 19th Amendment.
Who is Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott?
Ghandi led his Salt March, an act of civil disobedience in response to the British Salt Monopoly, in this country.
What is India?
This hashtag was used in response to the murder of Trayvon Martin and began a social movement.
What is #BlackLivesMatter?
The Stonewall Riot was a key event from this movement.
What is The LGBtQ+ Movement?
The March for Our Lives occurred in response to this event.
What is the Stoneman-Douglas shooting?
This talk show host's sitcom was canceled shortly after announcing she was a lesbian.
Who is Ellen DeGeneres?
The Stonewall Inn, site of the Stonewall Riots, is located in this New York City village.
What is Greenwich village?
The 19th Amendment, which gave women the right to vote, was ratified in this year.
What is 1920?
Dorothea Dix was an essential figure in this movement.
What is the Prison Reform Movement?
In 1972, a local news crew created a documentary exposing the overcrowded and unsanitary conditions at a mental health facility named Letchworth Village, located in this state.
What is New York?
Who is Greta Thunberg?
The famed Brown vs. The Board of Education case that ruled segregation in schools was unconstitutional originated in this state.
What is Kansas?
This famous text by Upton Sinclair details harsh working conditions and the exploited lives of US immigrants in the early 20th century.
What is The Jungle?