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