5 QUESTIONS
TIMER: 60 SECONDS PER QUESTION
Which Supreme Court Justice spent her career as an attorney for the ACLU fighting for gender equality and the dismantling of laws that discriminated "on the basis of sex"?
Ruth Bader Ginsburg has inspired generations of women to break gender barriers. She was the second woman to be appointed a Supreme Court justice and took a broad look at gender discrimination, fighting not just for the women left behind, but for the men who were discriminated against as well.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg has inspired generations of women to break gender barriers. She was the second woman to be appointed a Supreme Court justice and took a broad look at gender discrimination, fighting not just for the women left behind, but for the men who were discriminated against as well.
The late Congressman John Lewis was a leader of "Bloody Sunday" in 1965, a march that took place on which bridge in Selma, Alabama?
At the height of the modern civil rights movement, activists organized a march for voting rights, crossing the Edmund Pettus Bridge. The marchers were stopped by 150 Alabama state troopers, and John Lewis, who suffered a skull fracture, was one of 58 people treated for injuries.
At the height of the modern civil rights movement, activists organized a march for voting rights, crossing the Edmund Pettus Bridge. The marchers were stopped by 150 Alabama state troopers, and John Lewis, who suffered a skull fracture, was one of 58 people treated for injuries.
An activist and "Stonewall veteran,” __________ was an important advocate for homeless LGBTQ+ youth and gay and transgender rights.
Marsha P. Johnson was one of the most prominent figures of the gay rights movement of the 1960s and 1970s in New York City. After the Stonewall raid, she and Sylvia Rivera led a series of protests.
Marsha P. Johnson was one of the most prominent figures of the gay rights movement of the 1960s and 1970s in New York City. After the Stonewall raid, she and Sylvia Rivera led a series of protests.
Which modern leader is a public interest lawyer based in Alabama who focuses on criminal justice reform?
Bryan Stevenson is the founder of the Equal Justice Initiative and has won major legal challenges eliminating unfair sentencing, exonerating innocent prisoners and confronting abuse of the incarcerated. He is the author of the New York Times bestseller, “Just Mercy,” that was also adapted to a film in 2019.
Bryan Stevenson is the founder of the Equal Justice Initiative and has won major legal challenges eliminating unfair sentencing, exonerating innocent prisoners and confronting abuse of the incarcerated. He is the author of the New York Times bestseller, “Just Mercy,” that was also adapted to a film in 2019.
At which monument did Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. deliver his "I Have a Dream" speech during the 1963 March on Washington?
At the Lincoln Memorial, Martin Luther King gave his "I Have a Dream" speech, which recalls the emancipation of enslaved people and the "shameful condition" of segregation in America. The March on Washington helped pressure politicians to pass the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
At the Lincoln Memorial, Martin Luther King gave his "I Have a Dream" speech, which recalls the emancipation of enslaved people and the "shameful condition" of segregation in America. The March on Washington helped pressure politicians to pass the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965.