Civil Rights Movement Review

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In the landmark case of Brown v. Board of Education (1954), the Supreme Court decision...

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Declared public school segregation unconstitutional.

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Who integrated the University of Mississippi in 1962?

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James Meredith

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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., drew on the philosophy and techniques of...

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Mohandas Gandhi.

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What was the main philosophy of Martin Luther King Jr.'s civil rights activism?

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Nonviolent resistance and civil disobedience

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The purpose of the March on Washington in August 1963 was to show support for...

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Civil rights legislation.

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At the March on Washington, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.,

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gave his “I have a dream” speech.

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The organization founded by student civil rights activists was...

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SNCC.

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In response to the arrest of Rosa Parks, African Americans organized a bus boycott.

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organized a bus boycott.

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While showing support for a strike by African American sanitation workers, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated on April 4, 1968 in

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Memphis, Tennessee.

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What did the Civil Rights Act of 1964 accomplish?

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outlawed discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, and national origin.