US civil Rights coursework flashcard

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Segregation

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separation of people by race or ethnicity

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The court case Brown v Board of Education changed...

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Separate but equal schools was not allowed

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The man known for advocating for non-violent protests, civil disobedience against unjust laws, and speeches of wanting ALL Americans to live together.

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Martin Luther King Jr

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Breaking the law or creating a disturbance in a non-violent way to gain attention of its unjust nature is known as...

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Civil Disobedience

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The Voting Rights Act of 1965 end discrimination in voting by outlawing...

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Literacy Tests

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Who was the Arkansas governor that sent the National Guard to keep nine African Americans students out of school? Options: Orval Faubus, George Wallace, Lester Maddox, Bull Connor

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Orval Faubus

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In 1896, this court case established the "separate but equal" doctrine for public facilities.

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Plessy v. Ferguson

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Malcolm X and the Black Panther Party are associated with ________. Options: civil disobedience, militancy ("by any means necessary"), cooperation, political lobbying

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militancy ("by any means necessary")

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During Reconstruction, the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments were ratified. Which issue did these amendments address?

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Rights for former slaves

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What was the early focus of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)?

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Overturn Jim Crow laws