Unit 2 Civil Rights Key Terms

  • Plessy V. Ferguson

    Plessy V. Ferguson
  • Brown V. Board of Education

    Brown V. Board of Education
  • Rosa Parks

    Rosa Parks
    Equal Rights activist, "first lady of Equal Rights"
  • Martin Luther King Jr.

    Martin Luther King Jr.
    Equal rights activist, american baptist minister, most visible spokesperson for the Equal Rights Movement.
  • Cesar Chavez

    Cesar Chavez
    An American labor leader and civil rights leader. Co-founded the National Farm Workers association.
  • Betty Friedan

    Betty Friedan
    An American writer, activist and feminist. She was a leading figure in the women's movement.
  • George Wallace

    George Wallace
    An American politician, he was the 45th Governor of Alabama. Has served 2 non consecutive terms and 2 terms as a democrat.
  • Thurgood Marshall

    Thurgood Marshall
    Distinguished lawyer, supreme court justice, supporter of americans with little voice in the government.
  • Orval Faubus

    Orval Faubus
    An American politician who served as 36th governor Arkansas from 1955-1967.
  • Hector P. Garcia

    Hector P. Garcia
    Mexican-American physician, surgeon, World War 2 Veteran, Civil rights activist. Founder of the American G.I. forum.
  • Lester Maddox

    Lester Maddox
    An American politician who served as the 75th governor of state of Georgia 1967-1977.