In the Beginning
What elements make up Praxis?
Theory, Action, and Reflection
The dominance of one group over another is often supported by legitimizing norms and ideas.
Hegemony
What court case established the “separate but equal” doctrine, which led to the formation of Jim Crow laws?
Plessy v. Ferguson
According to Ava Du Vernay's documentary 13th, the United States imprisons approximately what percentage of the world's prison population?
25%
Name the journalist who was killed during the Chicano Moratorium of 1970 in Laguna Park.
Ruben Salazar
According to Paulo Freire, what simple action leads to liberation?
Dialogue
A metaphor for understanding the ways that multiple forms of inequality or disadvantage sometimes compound themselves and create obstacles that are often not understood in conventional ways of thinking.
Intersectionality
Which California state judge ruled in favor of Mendez v. Westminster?
Paul J. McCormick
What is the name of the corporate lobbying group responsible for creating major crime policy?
American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC)
Which President is responsible for the 3-strikes law?
Bill Clinton
Which individuals were not granted citizenship under the Naturalization Act of 1970?
Women, Indigenous People, Non-White Individuals
Racial separation that is enforced by law.
De Jure Segregation
Which organization helped fund the legal defense in Brown v. Board of Education?
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
What percentage of Inmates in California state prisons are former foster care youths?
70%
Which President paid for the Central Park Five death penalty ad?
Donald J. Trump
How much money did the State of California pay out in the first year of the bounty killings of Indigenous people?
One Million Dollars
A form of racial prejudice where children of minority groups, typically Black children, are treated by adults as being more mature than they actually are.
Adultification Bias
What is the name of the laws that regulated African Americans to a permanent second-class status?
Jim Crow Laws
What bill provides police with the right to stop anyone they think looks like an immigrant?
SB1070
Which President is credited with developing the Southern Strategy?
Richard M. Nixon
During the Seneca Falls Convention, which women's rights activist gave the speech "Aint I a Woman," showcasing her intersectionality in the fight for inclusion?
Sojourner Truth
The intentional, public, and nonviolent refusal to obey certain laws or commands to protest injustice and push for social or political change.
Civil Disobedience
In the Protective Provisions outlined in the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which Title calls for the desegregation of public education?
Tilte IV
Which film is credited with the rebirth of the Ku Klux Klan?
The Birth of a Nation
Who lobbied the California state legislature to enact legislation repealing the state's educational codes that allowed for segregation in public schools?
Earl Warren