Civil Rights
It required federal supervision of voter registration in parts of the South
What is Voting Rights Act 1965
It has been submitted to every session of Congress since 1923, was passed by Congress in 1972, but has failed to be ratified by the states
What is Equal Rights Amendment
He joined the Nation of Islam in 1952 to promote black nationalism, rejected nonviolence as a strategy to bring about change, and converted to orthodox Islam in 1964 and reached out to people of all races
What is Malcolm X
Founded in the 1960's to bring women into full participation in the mainstream of American society.
What is National Organization for Women (NOW)
They sent observers into the streets armed with law books and shotguns to protect blacks from police mistreatment in the 1960's.
What is Black Panthers
He helped found the United Farm Workers, organized a national boycott of grapes, and used hunger strikes to draw attention to the plight of migrant workers
What is Cesar Chavez
Banned discrimination in housing
What is Civil Rights Act 1968
They were responsible for occupying Alcatraz Island, the Trail of Broken Treaties, and the Longest Walk.
What is Red Power movement
an action or policy favoring those who tend to suffer from discrimination, especially in relation to employment or education; positive discrimination.
What is affirmative action
Their main goal was to obtain reparations for Japanese Americans interned during WWII
What is Japanese American Citizens League