Unit 2 key terms

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    Plessy v.ferguson

    Was a landmark constitutional law case of the U.S. supreme court decided in 1896.
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    Thurgood marshall

    Was an associate justice of the supreme court of the United States.
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    Orval faubus

    An American politician who served as 36th governor of Arkansas.
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    Rosa parks

    The US called " the First Lady of civil rights" and " the mother of the freedom movement."
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    Lester Maddox

    American politician who served as the 75th governor of the US state of Georgia.
  • betty fri

    betty was an american writer,activist, and feminist.a leading figure in the women's rights.
  • geode wallace

    an american position and the 45th gov. of alabama , having two consecutive terms as a democrat.
  • cesar chavez

    an american labor leader and civil rights activist
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    Martin Luther king jr

    An American baptist and activist who became the most visible spokesperson and leader in the civil rights movement
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    Brown v. Board of education

    Declaried state laws establishing separate public schools for blacks and whites students to be unconstitutional