Civil Rights Movement

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True or False: The ruling in Plessy vs Ferguson made segregation in the United States legal.

Back

True

Answer explanation

This decision led to many new Jim Crow laws being made and allowed the government to legally use the separate but equal doctrine.

Front

True or False: Martin Luther King Jr. was a preacher and a Civil Rights activist.

Back

True

Front

When protesting for civil rights, Martin Luther King Jr. used ______________ forms of protest.

Back

nonviolent, peaceful

Front

True or False: Following Rosa Parks being arrested for her refusal to give up her seat on the bus, a bus boycott happened in Alabama over the next year.

Back

True

Front

True or False: After one year of the bus boycotts in Alabama, nothing changed.

Back

False

Answer explanation

After one year of the bus boycotts, the segregation of the bussing system ended. The government did not realize how much money they were going to lose over the boycotts.

Front

What was the purpose of the Equal Pay Act?

Back

To have equal pay for all people regardless of race or gender.

Front

What was the purpose of the Equal Rights Amendment?

Back

To have equal rights regardless of gender.

Front

What was the purpose of the Title IX of the Education Act Amendments of 1972?

Back

To give women more opportunities in school and sports.