The Civil Rights Movement

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Which type of protest did Martin Luther King oppose during the Civil Rights Movement? (Sit-in, Bus Boycott, March on Washington, Race Riots)

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Race Riots

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What was the result of the Brown versus Board of Education court case in 1954?

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Segregation of public schools became illegal.

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Thurgood Marshall, the first African American Supreme Court Justice, first became famous for which of the following: Organizing the March on Washington, Not giving us his bus seat, Winning the court case of Brown versus Board of Education, Giving African Americans the right to vote

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Winning the court case of Brown versus Board of Education

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Who was the U.S. Senator who was assassinated while running for president in 1968?

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Robert Kennedy

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What was the purpose of the Voting Rights Act of 1965?

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It made literacy tests in order to vote illegal.

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What was the purpose of the Civil Rights Act of 1964? Options: It made Jim Crow Laws illegal, It allowed blacks to run for public office, It ended segregation in schools, It made poll taxes illegal

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It made Jim Crow Laws illegal

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The March on Washington was most famous because . . .

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Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his "I have a Dream" speech, which inspired hundreds of thousands to help the Civil Rights Movement.

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Which of the following best describes the Montgomery Bus Boycott? Options: Segregation on buses became illegal a few days after Rosa Parks began the protest, Thousands of blacks blocked the streets so that buses could not finish their routes, Martin Luther King was arrested for not giving up his seat to a white person, Segregation of buses became illegal after many months of protesting

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Segregation of buses became illegal after many months of protesting

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How did the assassination of MLK affect the Civil Rights Movement?

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The movement gained strength because people of all races were outraged.

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What was the purpose of the 24th amendment?

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It made poll taxes illegal.