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12 Cards in this Set
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martin luther king jr
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leader of the civil rights movement
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march on washington
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200,000 americans marched on the lincoln memorial in washington DC. they wanted congress to pass laws to end discrimination and helped the poor.
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non violence
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peacefull protest (no weapons, no fighting)
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chavez
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fought for migrant workers and formed the united farm workers union
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NOW
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helped women get equal pay and better jobs and education
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VRA ( voting rights act )
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end the use of literacy tests and helped people vote in all states
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equal rights act
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equal pay for equal rights
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bilingual
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in two languages
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united farm workers( ufw )
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called a boycott of farm products to get better wages. in the end , the workers get higher wagesa
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sit-ins
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protest where people sat and refuse to move
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NAACP
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organization that used the legal system ( laws and courts ) to fight against segregation, discrimination
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freedom rides
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protesters who traveled from town to town to integrate bus terminals in the south
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