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Jackie Robinson

First African American to play Major League Baseball.

Dixiecrats

Southern Democrats led by Strom Thurmond who opposed civil rights.

Progressive Party 1948

Third party led by Henry Wallace supporting civil rights and social reforms.

Brown vs. Board

1954 case that ended segregation in public schools.

Warren Court

Supreme Court under Chief Justice Earl Warren, expanded civil rights.

Little Rock

1957 crisis over integration of Central High School in Arkansas.

Emmett Till

Black teenager murdered in Mississippi in 1955 for allegedly flirting with a white woman.

Montgomery Bus Boycott/Rosa Parks

Protest against bus segregation sparked by Rosa Parks' arrest.

Martin Luther King, Jr./SCLC

MLK led the Southern Christian Leadership Conference for nonviolent civil rights activism.

SNCC - Sit-ins

Student group that organized nonviolent protests at segregated lunch counters.

CORE - Freedom Rides

Congress of Racial Equality organized bus trips to challenge segregation.

March on Washington

1963 civil rights rally where MLK gave his “I Have a Dream” speech.

Freedom Summer

1964 campaign to register Black voters in Mississippi.

Civil Rights Act 1964

Banned segregation and discrimination based on race, sex, or religion.

Selma March

1965 protest for voting rights, known for 'Bloody Sunday'.

Voting Rights Act 1965

Law banning literacy tests and protecting Black voting rights.

Black Power

Movement emphasizing racial pride and self-determination.

Stokely Carmichael (SNCC)

Leader who popularized 'Black Power' and shifted SNCC towards militancy.

Black Panthers

Militant group fighting police brutality and advocating for Black rights.

Huey Newton

Co-founder of the Black Panther Party.

Bobby Seale

Co-founder of the Black Panther Party.

Black Muslims

African American group combining Islam with Black nationalism.

Malcolm X

Black Muslim leader who advocated for Black pride and self-defense.

Haight-Ashbury

San Francisco neighborhood known for 1960s counterculture and hippies.

Glass Ceiling

Invisible barrier preventing women from advancing in careers.

Baby and Child Care

1946 book by Dr. Spock encouraging nurturing parenting.

The Feminine Mystique

Betty Friedan’s 1963 book sparking second-wave feminism.

Betty Friedan

Author and leader of the women's rights movement.

NOW

National Organization for Women, fought for gender equality.

ERA

Equal Rights Amendment, proposed law to guarantee equal rights for women.

Roe vs. Wade

1973 Supreme Court case legalizing abortion.

Chicanos

Mexican American community leaders who fought for rights.

Cesar Chavez

Mexican American leader who fought for farm workers’ rights.

United Farm Workers

Union led by Cesar Chavez for better farm labor conditions.

AIM

American Indian Movement, fought for Native American rights.

Occupation of Wounded Knee

1973 AIM protest against U.S. government policies.

Stonewall Riot

1969 LGBTQ+ uprising against police at a New York bar.

Affirmative Action

Programs to increase opportunities for minorities and women.

Bakke vs. California

1978 case allowing race to be considered in college admissions but banning quotas.