abeka history 11 section 28.2

rosa parks

refused to give up her seat on the public bus and sparked the civil rights movement

martin luther king jr.

lawyer to Rosa Parks and leader of the Civil Rights Movement

southern Christian leadership conference (SCLC)

organized by Martin Luther; pledged itself to nonviolent resistance

freedom riders

toured the South by bus and protested segregation laws

james meredith

first black American to attempt to enroll in all white University of Mississippi

university of mississippi

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james meredith was the first black American to attempt to enroll in all white __________ ___ _________

I have a dream

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Martin Luther’s “__ _____ __ _______” speech was the most dramatic moment in the civil rights movement

nonviolent movements

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Martin L. King was best known for ________ ________ to end discrimination

1968

James Earl Ray assassinated Martin L. King

james earl ray

who assassinated MLK?

black panthers

militant black-American separatist group

malcolm x

considered MLK’s methods too peaceful; main leader of black American radical groups

hawks

supported the fight against communism

doves

opposed the war against communism

• kent state university

• Jackson state college

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_____ ______ ________ and ________ ______ _______ showed results of violent war demonstrations

equal pay act (1963)

prevented women from earning less than what men were paid for the same task

roe v. wade (1973)

case which legalized abortion

rachel carlson

published Silent Spring

earth day

a day set aside to raise awareness for environmentalism

engel v. vitale

forbade public schools from conducting prayers

abington school district v. schempp

applied restrictions to Bible reading in schools

madalyn murray o’hair

used her son to protest Bible reading and the recitation of the Lord’s prayer in public schools

hippie lifestyle

a movement to erode the values of traditional American culture

rock music

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_____ ______ became very popular for advocating immoral lifestyles through its lyrics and culture