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Historic U.S. Movements
Modern U.S. Movements
Activists
Activists
100

Most famous fast food restaurant.

McDonald´s

100

The fight to end slavery in the U.S.

Abolition

100

Activism in favor of reproductive rights of women and against sexism and violence against women

Women´s March/March for Women´s Lives

100

Famous Civil Rights Activist and Baptist Minister who organized and led marches for the right to vote, desegregation, labor rights, and other civil rights for African Americans

Martin Luther King Jr. 

100

African American Civil Rights Activist whose refusal to give up her seat on the bus started the Montgomery Bus Boycotts

Rosa Parks

200
Innovation in technology, creator of popular cellphones and other computers.

Apple

200

Movement to achieve women´s right to vote in the U.S. (Women´s suffrage)

The Suffragette Movement

200

Activism in favor of rights and citizenship for immigrants who were brought to the U.S. as children. 

Pro Dreamers Protests

200

Activist in the gay and artistic scene of New York between the 1960s and 1990s in the LGBT liberation movement. A trans woman who became the face of the movement. 

Marsha P. Johnson

200

Women´s rights activist who founded the Women’s Social and Political Union and whose work helped achieve the woman´s right to vote in England.

Emmeline Pankhurst

300

Most Famous Search Engine

Google

300

Demonstrations against a police raid at the Stonewall in 1969 Inn. This was a new beginning for the gay rights movement.

Stonewall Riots/Rebellion

300

Movement against Israeli Occupation of Palestine

Free Palestine (Student) Movement

300

Quaker activist for the woman´s right to vote in the U.S. who campaigned through traveling from town to town, giving speeches, organizing petitions, and lobbying lawmakers

Susan B. Anthony

300

South African actvist who won the Nobel Peace Prize for efforts to dismantle apartheid and create a democratic South Africa. Fo-founder of Umkhonto we Sizwe

Nelson Mandela

400

Revolution in online shopping and logistics

Amazon

400

1930´s demostrations advocating for more jobs for working class Americans.

Unemployment Protests

400

Movement against school shootings in the U.S.

March for Our Lives

400

Gender equality activist who co-founded the National Women’s Political Caucus and Ms. Magazine, a powerful voice for feminism

Gloria Steinem

400

Activist for rights of women and enslaved people who gave a speech at the Ohio Women's Rights Convention that became known as the "Ain't I A Woman" speech.

Sojourner Truth

500

Electric vehicle manufacturer 

Tesla

500

Activism for rights of Black people/African Americans in the U.S. such as, activism for the right to vote, against segregation, and for equal treatment under the law. 

Civil Rights Movement

500

Modern day racial justice movement against police violence and racism. 

Black Lives Matter

500

American writer, publicist, and HIV/AIDS activist who delivered a speech titled "Bury Me Furiously" at the funeral of fellow ACT UP member Mark Fisher

Robert (Bob) Rafsky

500

The first African woman to win a Nobel Peace Prize “for their contribution to sustainable development, democracy and peace". 

Wangari Maathai