Key Events
What event is known as the start of the modern Civil Rights Movement?
Montgomery Bus Boycott
What case overturned “separate but equal”?
Brown v. Board of Education
Which organization focused on legal challenges to segregation?
NAACP
Who led the March on Washington?
Martin Luther King Jr.
What was the purpose of sit-ins during the Civil Rights Movement?
Desegregation of public spaces
What event led to the Voting Rights Act of 1965?
Selma to Montgomery March
What case ruled that Mexican Americans couldn’t be excluded from juries?
Hernandez v. Texas
What organization was co-founded by Cesar Chavez?
UFW
Who organized the National Grape Boycott?
Dolores Huerta
What is nonviolent resistance?
A peaceful protest strategy used by Civil Rights activists
What movement focused on labor rights for farmworkers?
Chicano Movement
What case guarantees the right to legal counsel?
Gideon v. Wainwright
What organization advocates for LGBTQ+ rights?
HRC
Who was the first female Supreme Court Justice?
Sandra Day O’Connor
What was the purpose of the Freedom Rides?
To desegregate interstate bus travel
What event called for equal housing and jobs in 1963?
March on Washington
What case established Miranda rights?
Miranda v. Arizona
What organization led Native American protests like the occupation of Wounded Knee?
AIM
Who was the first Hispanic Supreme Court Justice?
Sonia Sotomayor
How did boycotts contribute to the Civil Rights Movement?
They pressured businesses by reducing profits.
What protest highlighted the lack of women’s workplace equality?
Women’s Liberation March
What case protected Amish families’ religious freedom in education?
Wisconsin v. Yoder
What organization monitors hate groups and fights for social justice?
SPLC
Who co-founded the UFW and fought for farmworkers’ rights?
Cesar Chavez
How did the media help the Civil Rights Movement?
Exposed injustices and built public support