Malcolm X
Martin Luther King Jr
Phyllis Schlafly
Gloria Steinman
Ceasar Chavez
100

What religious organization did Malcolm X become a prominent leader of in the 1950s?

Nation of Islam

100

What U.S. federal holiday commemorates Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday?

Martim Luther King Jr. Day

100

What was the name of Phyllis Schlafly's grassroots campaign against the ERA?


STOP ETA

100

Gloria Steinem is most associated with which wave of feminism?


Second-wave feminism

100

Along with Dolores Huerta, Chavez co-founded which labor union?


United Farmers Workers

200

After leaving the Nation of Islam, what pilgrimage did Malcolm X take that changed his views on race?

Hajj to Mecca
200

Which award did Martin Luther King Jr. receive in 1964 for his work in civil rights?


Nobel Peace Prize

200

In which book did Phyllis Schlafly argue against nuclear disarmament and feminism?


A choice not an echo

200
  • What major event in 1970 did Steinem help organize that brought national attention to women's issues?

Women's strike for equality

200

What method did Chavez famously use to draw attention to farm worker conditions?

Hunger Strikes
300

What is the title of Malcolm X’s autobiography, co-written with Alex Haley?


The Autobiography of Malcolm X

300

What protest campaign did MLK help lead in Alabama that focused on ending segregation in public buses?

Montgomery Bus Bycott

300

Phyllis Schlafly was a strong supporter of which U.S. political party

Republican Party

300

Before her feminist activism, Steinem gained attention for going undercover as a Playboy Bunny to write for which magazine?

Show Magazine

300

Chavez organized a major grape boycott in the 1960s to protest what?


Poor working conditions and wages for farm workers

400

What major civil rights philosophy did Malcolm X advocate early in his career, contrasting with Martin Luther King Jr.?


Black nationalism and self-defense (as opposed to non violence)

400

Where was Martin Luther King Jr. assassinated?


Memphis, Tennessee

400

What profession did Phyllis Schlafly hold aside from her political activism?

Lawyer

400

In 2015, Steinem published a memoir titled what?

My Life on the Road

400

In what U.S. state did much of Chavez’s labor organizing take place?

California

500

n what year was Malcolm X assassinated?


1965

500

What was the name of the organization founded by MLK to coordinate nonviolent protests?

Southern Christian Leadership Conference

500

Schlafly argued that the Equal Rights Amendment would undermine what institution?


The traditional family

500

Steinem was a co-founder of which feminist advocacy organization?

National Women’s Political Caucus

500

What slogan became associated with Chavez and the UFW movement?

“Sí, se puede”