Civil Rights Movement

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The Dixiecrat Party was made of Southern Democrats who favored "state's rights".

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True

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Strom Thurmond was a long-serving politician from SC who began his career as a segregationist.

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True

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Briggs v. Elliott was a part of the 1896 Plessy v. Ferguson decision.

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False

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Many CR leaders such as Septima Clark and Modjeska Simkins had backgrounds in education.

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True

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The Friendship Nine were students from Rock Hill who led a violent protest at a segregated lunch counter.

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False

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Activists arrested for sit-ins were encouraged to stay in jail and not seek bail to draw attention to injustices.

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True

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Did the admission of Harvey Gantt to Clemson result in violent protests and the deployment of National Guard troops?

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False

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Was Martin Luther King Jr. a member and President of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference?

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True

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Did the Civil Rights Act of 1964 give the Federal Government the ability to enforce discrimination laws?

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Yes, it did.

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Did the Orangeburg Massacre occur after the Black Panthers set up their headquarters at SC State College in 1968?

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False