Court Cases
How many people were charged in The Scottsboro Boys case?
9 Teens
The constitution
What did he found?
Equal Justice Initiative (EJI)
What is Are Prisons Obsolete?
It is a book that she wrote
What did Dr. King speak out against in law enforcement?
Police Brutality
Who is Emmitt Till
A 14 year old who got killed in Mississippi
What is he the founder off?
Founder of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund?
What does he raise awareness about?
Injustices within the system
What time period did she advocate for racial injustice?
1960s and 70s
What laws did Dr. King help pass to reduce racial bias?
Civil Right Laws
What was the police officer charged with in The George Floyd Case?
Murder and Manslaughter?
What was he a key figure in?
The Civil Rights Movement
Who and what does he call out?
Prosecutors and faulty science
What system did she advocate to end?
Prison-industrial complex
What issue did Dr. King expose through his writings?
Racial injustice
What was the killers verdict in The Emmitt till case?
The were all found innocent
What was he appointed as?
He was appointed as the first African American to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court Justice
Who does he represent?
Kids tried as adults and mentally ill people
Who is Angela Davis?
A leading advocate for ending the prison-industrial complex
What issue did Dr. King oppose and why?
Dr. King opposed Mass incarceration, due to the unfair legal system
How long were the teens in jail for and how long did it take for them to get pardoned?
Released from prison in 4 years. 82 years later they were officially pardoned.
What did he fight against?
Fought against racial prejudice in the justice system
What did he and his team do?
Won the release of over 135 wrongly convicted prisoners on death row
What did she say impacted black communities?
She criticized mass incarceration's impact on Black communities.
What did Dr. King speak out against?
He spoke out against police brutality and racial discrimination.