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Rosa Parks figured in the civil rights movement when she refused to give up her seat on a bus. Where did this happen?

Alabama. Montgomery. Little did she know where it would lead.

Alan Bakke fought against "reverse discrimination." To what school was he attempting to gain admission?

Medical School. University of California (Davis) Medical School.

Curt Flood paved the way for "free agency" in sports when he objected to being traded. With what team did he spend most of his career?

Cardinals. A good center fielder for some fine St. Louis Cardinal teams. Sports would never be the same.

Bette Davis struck a blow when she challenged the studio system in court. With what studio did she clash?

Warner Brothers. It didn't work out exactly as she would have liked, but she got the ball rolling. The studio system didn't last.

Joseph McCarthy's loud opinions was confronted and challenged by a prominent journalist. Who?

Edward R. Murrow. He had the guts to take on McCarthy.

During the McCarthy days, the "Hollywood 10" stood up to the Committee on Un-American Activities. Who was NOT one of the 10?

Stirling Silliphant. Silliphant was a fine screenwriter--but the others were members of the 10.

Jackie Robinson stood up for his rights when he helped integrate baseball. With what team did he spend his career?

Dodgers. In Brooklyn, courtesy of Mr. Branch Rickey. Both had to have plenty of courage.

Mark Lane and Edward Jay Epstein stood up for truth and challenged the government. In what context?

Assassination of John Kennedy. Lane wrote "Rush to Judgment" and Epstein wrote "Inquest." Both books were among the earliest to criticize the Warren Commission's findings of Lee Harvey Oswald as the lone gunman.

The Duke of Windsor stood up for his right to live his own life when he relinquished his claims to the throne in order to get married. Who did he marry?

Wallis Simpson. How many times has something like THAT happened?

Amelia Earhart became a hero for women by showing that they could do what men could do. Her husband was a giant in what field?

Publishing. George Putnam (of the publishing house of the same name). Heroic, but short life for her.