Quizs: Civil Rights

ACLU

• American Civil Liberties Union, an organization focused on defending and preserving individual rights and liberties.

• American Community Law Union, a group advocating for community legal rights.

• American Civil Liberties League, an organization promoting civil rights in the workplace.

• American Coalition for Liberty and Unity, a political organization for civil liberties.

UFW

• United Farm Workers, a labor union advocating for the rights of farmworkers, co-founded by Cesar Chavez.

• United Farmers of the World, a global organization for agricultural workers.

• United Federation of Workers, a union for industrial laborers.

• United Front for Workers, a political group supporting labor rights.

Black Panthers

• A peaceful organization promoting civil rights through non-violent means.

• A revolutionary political organization advocating for African American rights and self-defense.

• A cultural movement focused on African American art and literature.

• A government initiative aimed at improving urban living conditions.

Goal of women's liberation movement

• A major aim was gaining equal pay for equal work.

• The movement primarily focused on women's fashion and beauty standards.

• It aimed to promote traditional gender roles in society.

• The main goal was to increase women's participation in sports.

Rosa Parks

• Refused to move from her seat on a bus in defiance of Jim Crow racial segregation laws, which sparked the Montgomery bus boycott.

• Was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean.

• Led the women's suffrage movement in the United States.

• Was a famous jazz singer in the 1920s.

Emmett Till

• An African-American boy who was abducted and lynched in Mississippi in 1955 after being accused of whistling at a white woman.

• A famous civil rights leader who organized protests in the 1960s.

• A politician who fought for African-American rights in the 1950s.

• A white woman who was involved in the Civil Rights Movement.

Sit-Ins

• A method of violent protest involving physical confrontations

• A nonviolent, direct-action protest method where participants occupy spaces in segregated areas, refusing to leave until demands are met or they are removed by law enforcement.

• A form of protest that involves writing letters to government officials

• A strategy used to promote economic boycotts against businesses

Cesar Chavez

• A labor leader and civil rights activist who co-founded the United Farm Workers (UFW) union.

• A famous American author known for his novels about the Great Depression.

• A politician who served as the governor of California in the 1970s.

• A renowned scientist who made significant contributions to environmental studies.

Montgomery Bus Boycott

• A political and social protest campaign against the policy of racial segregation in public transportation in Montgomery, Alabama.

• A celebration of civil rights achievements in Montgomery, Alabama.

• A legal case challenging the segregation laws in Montgomery, Alabama.

• A community event promoting public transportation in Montgomery, Alabama.

Brown v. Topeka Board of Education

• A landmark Supreme Court case that declared racial segregation in public schools unconstitutional.

• A Supreme Court case that upheld the constitutionality of racial segregation in public schools.

• A case that established the right to free speech in public schools.

• A landmark decision that allowed for the segregation of public facilities.