US History Final (People & Groups) Flashcards
1
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Civil rights leader and cofounder of CORE
A
James Farmer
2
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first african american supreme court justic, reowned civil rights attorney
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Thurgood Marshall
3
Q
civil rights activist and organizer, key figure in NAACP and SCLC
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Ella Baker
4
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voting rights activist, cofounder of MFDP
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Fannie Lou Hamer
5
Q
chief justice during key civil rights era
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Earl Warren
6
Q
segregationist birmingham official, opposed civil rights protests
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Eugene T. “Bull” Connor
7
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attorney general, advocate for civil rights
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Robert F. Kennedy
8
Q
he advocated for nonviolent resistance in civil rights movement
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MLK and nonviolent peaceful protests
9
Q
group that investigated alleged communism in the US
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HUAC
10
Q
civil rights organization led by MLk jr
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SCLC
11
Q
student led civil rights group
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SNCC
