Fighting Segregation in Schools

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The Supreme Court ruled that _______________________ facilities for black and white were constitutional.

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Separate but equal

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African American schools did not have ___________________-.

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basic supplies and equipment

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5 cases of school segregation came before the supreme court was named ________________

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Brown vs Board of education

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Who had sued the Dept of Education on behalf of his 8 yr old daughter?

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Oliver Brown

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May 17, 1954 the supreme court ruled that ___________________-

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public schools in the nation had to admit all students regardless of race

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Southern leaders were willing and helpful in desegregating public schools in the south.

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false

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When nine black students tried to attend school in Little Rock, Arkansas they were met with

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National Guard troops

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When 12 black students in Clinton, Tennessee tried to attend high school it caused violence and _________________.

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riots