| A | B |
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| Plessy vs. Ferguson | The Supreme Court decision that stated "Separate but Equal" |
| Great Society | The name of President Johnson's government programs |
| Gloria Steinem | Women's rights activist who was the editor of Ms. Magazine |
| March on Washington | 250,000 African - Americans participated in the civil rights protest known as this |
| Lyndon Johnson | Became President of the United States after Kennedy's assassination |
| Rosa Parks | Was arrested for refusing to give up a seat on a public bus in Alabama |
| Civil Rights Act | Made it illegal to discriminate on the basis of sex, race, color, creed, or national origin |
| Seneca Falls | Where the first women's rights convention was held |
| Cesar Chavez | Tried to unionize Hispanic migrant agricultural workers |
| Cubans | This group of individuals who were living in the U.S. were viewed as political refugees and a burden on American society |
| Brown vs. Board of Ed | The Supreme Court decision that stated "Separate But Not Equal" |
| La Raza Unida | The Hispanic group that fought for better pay, jobs and education |
| Martin Luther King, Jr. | Famous for his "I Have a Dream" speech |
| Freedom Summer | During this time, civil rights activists traveled throughout the South registering African - Americans to vote |
| Thurgood Marshall | Was the African-American lawyer that argued the case of Brown vs. Board of Ed |
| Little Rock | National Guard troops were used by the Governor to prevent school desegregation in the city of .... |
| Malcolm X | Civil Rights activist who was an outspoken member of the Nation of Islam |
| Voting Rights Act | Outlawed the grandfather clause, literacy test and poll tax |
| John F. Kennedy | His election signaled a new era of hope and prosperity for a young generation |
| Sit - In | An effective form of non-violent protest to desegregate lunch counters |
| Montgomery Bus Boycott | Lasted 13 months and was successful in desegregating public transportation |
| Freedom Ride | The SCLC used this to desegregate interstate bus travel |
| Puerto Ricans | Did little to help other Hispanics to gain rights because they were already protected by the Constitution |
| Shirley Chisholm | Was the first African-American woman elected to Congress |
| Equal Rights Amendment | In order to ensure women obtained the same rights as men, women wanted Cngress to ratify the.... |
