Civil Rights

NAACP's chief counsel and 1st A.A. Supreme Court Justice

Who gained representation in Congress when Hawaii finally became a state in 1959?

The Southern Christian Leadership Conference set out to end segregation and

She was able to show the impact of harmful chemicals like DDT on the environment.

States armed forces were used to oppose the federal government

Which Supreme Court Ruling said "Separate but equal" was ok?

After his pilgrimage to Mecca, Malcolm X concluded that

Which is true about Earth Day?

The theory of political, social and economic equality of men and women.

The National Organization for Women demanded

Freedom RIders were organized to draw attention to the South's refusal to

Which of the following is true about Native Americans in 1970?

an outspoken opponent of the ERA

sit-in at Woolworth's sparked a mass movement for civil rights

MLK jailed and prompted JFK to prepare a new civil rights bill

preached hatred of whites until he goes on a hajj to Mecca

Native Americans were given the right to be in charge of education on reservations through the

The Equal Pay Act of 1963 outlawed

Founded the National Organization for Women

Dr. King selected Selma, Alabama for a protest march because

Because AIDS was so widespread by the 1980s, it became no longer a __________ issue.

Native Americans occupied this place because they claimed it was their land.

A woman's right to an abortion could not be regulated by the states within the first 3 months of pregnancy.

The organization founded by student civil rights activists was

The governor in Little Rock, Arkansas tried to stop integration of a white high school by

To push for better wages and benefits for farmworkers, Cesar Chavez organized a successful

Established the "4A Approach" for women and opposed the ERA

This civil rights group was created over land disputes

Where "Bloody Sunday" took place

A bus boycott in Montgomery was a direct response to

Racism was to blame for the problems of inner cities according to

leader of SNCC who believed in Black Power

In the 1950s and 1960s many African Americans were trapped in

The Equal Rights Amendment failed to become part of the Constitution because

Affirmative action called for companies and institutions to

Martin Luther King Jr. believed the way to end segregation was through

sets and enforces pollution standards, promotes research and coordinates with state & local gov

first African American to attend University of Mississippi

Mexican Americans that acted outside the law to protect their neighborhoods

minister whose methods were nonviolent

CORE successfully integrated many restaurants by using

Martin Luther King Jr. followed whose philosophies and techniques?

Until the mid-1960s, the civil rights movement focused on

The Voting Rights Act of 1965 authorized the Attorney General to

Protecting the right of African Americans' to vote was the intention of the

Organized a union for farmworkers in CA

Where MLK was assassinated

He started a massive consumer movement when he took on the auto industry.