Civil Rights Test

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This amendment declared that all persons born in the United States (except American Indian tribes) were citizens, that all citizens were entitled to equal rights regardless of their race, and their rights were protected by due process of the law (1868).

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14th

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This amendment granted African American men the right to vote (1870).

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15th

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This act abolished racial, religious, and sex discrimination by employers; unlawful for an employer to “fail or refuse to hire or to discharge any individual, or otherwise to discriminate against any individual with respect to his compensation, terms, conditions, or privileges or employment, because of such individual’s race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.” (signed into law by President Lyndon Johnson)

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Civil Rights Act 1964

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True or False? The Montgomery Bus Boycott was effective, because most people who rode the bus were black, and the bus company lost too much money once people boycotted.

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True

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The 24th Amendment...

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outlawed poll taxes.

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What kind of marches did Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. lead?

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nonviolent

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This act was passed to protect voting rights of African Americans; intended to prevent obstructions to voting for African American voters, such as paying a poll tax or taking a literacy test in order to be eligible to vote; ensured rights granted in the Fifteenth Amendment.

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Voting Rights Act 1965

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Thurgood Marshall became _______.

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the first African American on the Supreme Court.

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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr gave the famous “I Have A Dream” speech at what event?

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March on Washington

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The Freedom Riders were a group of African Americans and Whites who rode buses to protest racial segregation throughout the south.

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to protest racial segregation throughout the south