Civil Rights HOA II

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  1. 1. Stokely Carmichael promoted this because he felt King's groups were not achieving civil rights quickly enough and in the correct fashion.
  2. 10. Appealing to many African Americans' anger and frustration over a lack of social and economic power, ________ preached a militant approach to civil rights.
  3. 11. NAACP lawyer who argued Brown v. Board case and later joined the Supreme Court.
  4. 14. Members of the Congress of Racial Equality did this to try and desegregate lunch counters in the South.
  5. 16. Making special efforts to hire or admit groups that have suffered discrimination previously.
  6. 17. the number of black voters after the Voting Rights Act of 1965
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  1. 2. This was passed by Congress in 1972 and it would've guaranteed equal rights for men and women under the law but only 35 of the 38 required states ratified it.
  2. 3. This outlawed the use of poll taxes (paying a tax to vote) in the U.S.
  3. 4. Civil Rights Leader who was non-violent and went on a hunger strike
  4. 5. Eliminated by the Voting Rights act of 1965
  5. 6. Civil rights movement that has been challenged in recent years
  6. 7. Co-founder of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and promoter of non-violent protest to end segregation.
  7. 8. Civil rights leader who organized a march in Washington D.C. to protest the U.S. government's violations of treaties with Native Americans in history.
  8. 9. Prominent leader of the women's movement and founder of a feminist magazine in the 1970s
  9. 12. Something Title IX did not require
  10. 13. Refusing to buy something or use a service to force businesses to change their practices.
  11. 15. Increased money for women's sports and athletic scholarships