Activists
The Civil Rights leader who is famous for giving a speech in Washington DC
Who is MLK Jr.?
The hate group that targeted African Americans, especially those that exercised their rights
What is the KKK?
This court case set the precedent that “separate but equal” was unconstitutional in schools
What is Brown v Board of Education?
An ally of the Civil Rights movement, he was killed before he could truly show support for this movement
Who is JFK?
This person was the author of the book Feminine Mystique, that highlighted the struggles and difficulties experienced by many “traditional” women
Who is Betty Friedan?
The Civil Rights leader known for advocating for self-defense, but would change his views later in life
Who is Malcolm X?
This group believed in using force and violence to push for equal or better treatment
What is the Black Power Movement / Black Panthers?
The case that established the precedent of “separate but equal”
What is Plessy v Ferguson?
Who is President Lyndon Johnson?
What is Roe v Wade?
The Civil Rights activist whose famous photo showed how unfair segregation on buses were
Who is Rosa Parks?
The group led by MLK Jr. and supported equality on religious grounds
What is the SCLC?
The Great Society is often compared to this President’s programs that helped during the Great Depression
Who is FDR?
A group that sought to bring attention to the struggles of Native Americans and their loss of identify
What is American Indian Movement?
A member of the Little Rock 9, she was famously photographed being screamed at as she entered school
Who is Elizabeth Eckford?
What is SNCC?
This court case was the foundation of Jim Crow Laws throughout the South
What is Plessy v Ferguson?
This President signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 after the March on Washington
Who is President Lyndon Johnson?
A book that exposed the dangers of pesticides on the environment
What is Silent Spring?
Part of Freedom Summer, they aimed to get African Americans in the South to register to vote
Who is Fannie Lou Hamer?
The group that pushed for legal equality, supporting cases such as the one filed by Oliver Brown
What is the NAACP?
President Eisenhower was acting as Commander in Chief when he enforced this case
What is Brown v Board of Education?
This President desegregated the military with an executive order
Who is President Harry Truman?
Cesar Chavez was famous for his championing of migrants and his support of this group
What is United Farm Workers of America?