Defining Rights
These are universal rights belonging to all people, regardless of nationality
What are human rights?
This international organization has key goals including maintaining peace, solving global problems, and promoting respect for human rights
What is the United Nations (UN)?
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights has this many articles
What is 30?
This figure is famous for his "I have a Dream" speech
Who is Martin Luther King, Jr.?
This specific movement of the civil rights era focused on the "Lavender Scare" and growing demands for equality from the 1960s to the present
What is the LGBTQ+ movement?
These are protections provided within a specific country, focusing on equality and freedoms under that nation’s laws
What are civil rights?
This Supreme Court decision upheld the "separate but equal" statute used to segregate Black and White Americans in 1896
What is Plessy vs. Ferguson?
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) was adopted by the United Nations in this year
What is 1948?
This 1964 Sam Cooke song was inspired by his experiences with racial segregation while on tour
What is "A Change is Gonna Come"?
This specific movement, active in the 1960s and 70s, is often referred to as the "Youth Movement"
What is the Hippie (or Yippie) movement?
These fundamental freedoms empower citizens to participate in the governance of their state, such as voting and the right to run for office
What are political rights?
This research study in the 1940s influenced the supreme court decision that school segregation based on race is unconstitutional
What is the Clark Doll Study?
The creation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) was primarily motivated by the experiences and atrocities of this global conflict
What is World War II (WWII)?
In his "The Ballot or the Bullet" speech, this civil rights figure argued that African Americans must use political power and self-defense to fight for equality
Who is Malcolm X?
Motivated by the horrors of internment camps during World War II, this specific civil rights movement reflected activism for social justice in the united States
What is the Asian American rights movement?
These rights guarantee essentials like education, healthcare, and fair working conditions to ensure an adequate standard of living
What are social rights?
This 1954 landmark Supreme Court decision outlawed school segregation, ruling that it violated the 14th Amendment
What is Brown vs. Board of Education?
This historical and political figure was a prominent figure in the creation and adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (F & L)
Who is Eleanor Roosevelt?
This American organization influenced Malcolm X's beliefs about Black rights and liberation
What is the Nation of Islam (or the Black Muslims)?
Prominent activist Gloria Steinem was part of this civil rights movement
What is the women's rights (or feminist) movement?
These rights ensure everyone can access, create, and enjoy civilization, including the right to practice religion and preserve heritage
What are cultural rights?
These two legislative acts in the 1960s profoundly impacted the rights of marginalized communities in the United States.
What are the Civil Rights Act (1964) AND the Voting Rights Act (1965)?
According to the UDHR, education should be free and available to everyone at this specific stage/age group
What is the elementary stage (elementary school)?
This event in the 1950s helped fuel the American Civil Rights movement
What is the Emmett Till murder?
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What is the bus boycott?/Who is Rosa Parks?
This form of protest (influenced by Rosa Parks) put pressure on government officials to recognize the civil rights movement for Black Americans
What are bus boycotts?