Civil Rights Leaders
This Baptist minister and Civil rights leader believed in non violent protest as a method to change American policy regarding the segregation of white Americans and non white Americans. He also is famous for his "I Have a Dream" speech.
Who was Martin Luther King Jr?
Television in the 1950's was full of new advertisements and family programs. The television helped to reinforce these two behaviors in 1950's society.
What is consumerism and conformity?
President Johnson's vision for the Great Society was lofty and expansive. His vision was one in which...
Poverty and injustice would be eliminated and equality would be for all.
This Supreme Court Case in 1966 established that the Police must inform the accused that they have certain rights during the arrest process.
What is Miranda Vs. Arizona?
This famous woman was Secretary of the NAACP and leader of the bus boycotts in Montgomery, Alabama. She was arrested for refusing to sit in the back of the bus.
Who was Rosa Parks?
This program during and following WWII brought temporary workers from Mexico across the border to work on farms and ranches.
What was the Bracero Program?
The most serious conflict during the Kennedy administration between the US and the Soviet Union took place here.
Where is Cuba? Cuban Missile Crisis almost the brink of nuclear war
This supreme Court case in 1967 established that states may not ban interracial marriage.
What was Loving Vs. Virginia?
This famous author and women's rights activist was the author of, The Feminine Mystique.
Who was Betty Friedman?
The Brown Vs. Board of Education court case of 1954 overturned the previous separate but equal case of Plessy vs. Ferguson. Brown Vs. Board of Education made it illegal for schools to segregate students or to not allow students to enroll based on race. Most southern states responded to the court ruling in this manner.
Kennedy was a war hero, a Catholic, had rugged good looks and inspired American idealism and volunteerism. Kennedy's time in his Congressional years can be described as
What is unimpressive, without any notable sponsored legislation? He did not make allies in Congress by helping to sponsor legislation or getting any of his own passed.
This Supreme Court Case banned State or Public school mandated prayer in 1962.
What was Engel V Vitale?
This strong leader was legal counsel for the NAACP and was also the first African American Supreme Court Justice.
Who was Thurgood Marshall?
During the 1950's these programs sought to eliminate poverty by tearing down slums and building new high rise buildings for poor residents. However, these projects often led to violence in these anonymous conditions.
What were Urban Renewal projects?
Three things President Eisenhower is famous for.
What are:
1. Appointing Earl Warren as Chief Justice
2. Bringing and end to the Korean War by signing an armistice in 1953
3. Warning the nations about the growing military power and industrial corporations in American life.
This student was one of the Little Rock nine and was the first African American student to graduate from Central High School.
Who was Ernest Green?
What is termination policy?