Organizations
Who founded the SCLC?
Dr. MLK Jr
What happened in Little Rock Arkansas?
9 African American students were the first to integrate Central High School. Eisenhower had to use the army to integrate the school
What did the UFWOC boycott second?
Grapes
What does AIM stand for?
American Indian Movement
What was the goal of NOW?
Advocate for women's rights
What organization led the Sit-ins?
SNCC
What court case said that the "separate but equal" doctrine violated the 14th amendment in schools?
Brown v Board of Education
Who was Cesar Chavez?
The leader of the UFWOC
Militant or violent protests to draw attention
What amendment gets passed in 1972?
The Equal Rights Amendment (ERA)
What group was created during the Women's Rights movement?
NOW
Who was Malcolm X?
A convert to Islam who advocated for immediate change, separatism, and the use of self defense
What method of protest did the UFWOC use?
Non-violent/peaceful protests, strikes, and boycotts
What was the goal of AIM?
To gain autonomy and preserve national heritage for Native American groups
What book did Betty Friedan publish?
The Feminine Mystique
What organization would Cesar Chavez help create?
UFWOC
What is de Facto segregation?
Segregation in place by custom or practice?
Where did Cesar Chavez and other protestors march from for 300 miles?
Delano to Sacramento
What was the purpose of the 1961 Declaration of Indian Purpose?
To call out injustices of the Termination policy and push for further self determination
What is the definition of Feminism?
The belief that men and women should be economically, politically, and socially equal
What two organizations started as non-violent but became militant?
SNCC and CORE
What did the Civil Rights Act of 1968 do?
Banned discrimination in housing and renting
What other group of people joined with Cesar Chavez?
What building did AIM burn down in Washington?
The BIA building
What percentage of women were working for wages in 1960?
40%