African American Civil Rights Leaders
the person who gave the "I Have a Dream" speech.
Who is Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.?
Who was a key leader in the suffrage movement and the first woman to be arrested for voting in the U.S.?
Who is Susan B. Anthony?
Who co-founded the United Farm Workers (UFW) alongside Dolores Huerta to fight for better working conditions for farm workers?
Who is Cesar Chavez?
Which Native American tribe’s protest led to the 1969 occupation of Alcatraz Island to demand the return of lands?
What is the Ohlone tribe?
In what year did the U.S. government intern over 100,000 Japanese Americans in camps during World War II, fearing they might be disloyal?
What is 1942?
Which African American lawyer argued the Brown v. Board of Education case before the U.S. Supreme Court?
Who is Thurgood Marshall?
a book by American author Betty Friedan, widely credited with sparking second-wave feminism in the United States.
What is "The Feminine Mystique"?
What was the name of the 1968 student-led movement in East Los Angeles that demanded better educational opportunities for Mexican-American students?
What is the Chicano Movement?
Which organization, formed in 1968, advocated for the rights of Native Americans and aimed to address issues such as police harassment and educational opportunities?
What is the American Indian Movement?
Which Asian American civil rights leader became the first Asian American to serve in the U.S. Congress in 1953?
Who is Dalip Singh Saund?
This African American woman’s refusal to give up her seat on a bus started the Montgomery Bus Boycott in 1955
Who is Rosa Parks?
Which landmark Supreme Court decision in 1973 legalized abortion across the United States?
What is Roe v. Wade?
In 1966, this group was formed to address issues of police brutality and discrimination faced by Mexican Americans in urban areas.
What is the Brown Berets?
Which law passed in 1975 provided federal support for Native American tribes in governing their own affairs and administering social programs?
What is the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act?
Which landmark Supreme Court case in 1922 ruled that a Japanese immigrant was ineligible for U.S. citizenship, a decision later overturned in 1952?
What is Ozawa v. United States?
This influential figure founded the Black Panther Party in 1966, advocating for self-defense and social programs in Black communities.
Who is Huey Newton?
This civil rights leader founded the National Organization for Women (NOW) in 1966 to advocate for women's equality.
Who is Betty Friedan?
Which Supreme Court decision in 1947 ruled that segregating Mexican American children into "Mexican schools" was unconstitutional?
What is Mendez v. Westminster?
This 1973 event in which Native American activists occupied the town of Wounded Knee in South Dakota, protesting the U.S. government's treatment of Native Americans.
What is the Wounded Knee Incident?
Which act, passed in 1965, ended the quota system for Asian immigrants and was a significant shift in U.S. immigration policy?
What is the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965?
This prominent African American leader advocated for the rights of African Americans through his "Black Power" philosophy.
Who is Stokely Carmichael?
Which woman led the National Women’s Party in its campaign for the Equal Rights Amendment during the 1920s?
Who is Alice Paul?
In what year did the Voting Rights Act of 1965 begin to help increase Hispanic political participation by prohibiting racial discrimination in voting?
What is 1965?
Which 1924 act granted U.S. citizenship to all Native Americans born within the territorial limits of the United States?
What is the Indian Citizenship Act?
Which organization, founded in 1969, sought to address issues such as education, housing, and political representation for Asian Americans?
What is the Asian American Political Alliance?