Segregation and Civil Rights Movement

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What was the purpose of the 14th amendment to the Constitution, the second of the "Reconstruction Amendments"? Options: to give African Americans the right to vote, to give all American citizens equal protection under the law, to abolish slavery, Freedom of speech, to officially terminate the government of the Confederate States of America

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to give all American citizens equal protection under the law

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What laws legalized the segregation of whites and blacks?

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Jim Crow Laws

Front

When racial groups are separated from one another, this is called _____________.

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segregation

Front

Which of the following was NOT used to keep African Americans from voting in the south? Options: The Grandfather Clause, The Poll Tax, The Jury Test, The Literacy Test

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The Jury Test

Front

The ruling in Supreme Court case, Plessy v. Ferguson, stated what?

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"Jim Crow" or segregation laws were Constitutional as long as things were equal.

Front

What ended segregation in public places? Options: a. the Voting Rights Act of 1965, b. the Civil Rights Act of 1964, c. the Fair Housing Act of 1968, d. the Jim Crow laws

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the Civil Rights Act of 1964

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Which event is MLK, Jr. most known for? Options: being President during the Civil Rights Movement., Freedom Rides, Greensboro Sit-in, March on Washington

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March on Washington

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MLK led a protest called the Montgomery Bus Boycott. They were protesting...

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blacks had to sit separately from whites on the bus.

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What did the court case Brown vs Board of Education state?

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Public schools could not be segregated any longer.

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What kind of protests did Martin Luther King Jr. lead?

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passive resistance