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Mandated racial segregation in all public facilities in Southern states with a "separate but equal" status for African Americans
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first lady of the US. She was also vocal in her African American Civil Rights movement.
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Introduced Medicare and Head Start and made made a lasting impact in health, education, urban renewal, conservation and civil rights.
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An African-American civil rights organization in the United States.
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36th Governor of Arkansas who stood against the desegregation of Little Rock School District during the LIttle Rock Crisis.
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Aided in the Montogomery Bus Boycott.
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Founder of American G.I. Forum.
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45th Governor of Alabama
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Earned the Elenor Roosevelt Award for Human rights and was the Presidnental Medal of Freedom.
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Famous Hispanic Civil Rights leader and co-founder of National Farmers Workers Association.
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Leader of nonviolent protests for African American freedom.
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Fights against the discrimination towards Latinos in the U.S.
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Co-founder of the National Farmers Workers Association who is still living today.
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First African American elected to Texas Senate.
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Had an important role for African-Americans in the Civil Rights Movement.
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Large scale movement for equality.
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Played a major part in ending segregation in schools.
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Political and social protest against the policy of racial segregation on the public transit system
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Protested throught nonviolent means to redem the soul of America.
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created on the campus of Shaw University in Raleigh
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Group of civil rights, labor, and religious organizations.
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Labor union created to get fair treatment for farmers.
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African-American organization who used more violently active means to protest for their rights.
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Organization of women who protested for equal treatment.
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Addressed various issues concerning the Native American urban community.
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Protested for better housing, work, and educational opportunities for Mexican-Americans.
