G6 "Through My Eyes" by Ruby Bridges

Front

What was the national effort made by many Americans to obtain equal rights for African Americans in the United States during the 1950s and 1960s?

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Civil Rights Movement

Front

What is the 1868 addition to the Constitution of the United States that gave equal rights to all Americans, particularly African Americans?

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14th Amendment

Front

What is the act of refusing to obey laws to direct the government's attention to an issue and influence social change?

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Civil disobedience

Front

What term describes the act of refusing to do or be part of something in protest to influence change?

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Boycott

Front

What is the term for treating one person or group differently from others based on something other than merit?

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Discrimination

Front

What laws enforced racial segregation in the Southern United States?

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Jim Crow Laws

Front

What landmark Supreme Court case declared racial segregation in public schools unconstitutional?

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Brown v. Board of Education

Front

What is the term for the right to vote?

Back

Suffrage

Front

What is the term for the systematic denial of the right to vote to a particular group?

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Disenfranchisement

Front

What is a peaceful protest against laws or policies that one finds unjust?

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Nonviolent protest