Civil Rights Movement Lessons 1 and 2

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Which of the following BEST defines Segregation?
Options:
no separation of people by race or ethnicity
separation of people by race or ethnicity
The act of disliking someone based on race or ethnicity

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separation of people by race or ethnicity

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The court case Plessy v Ferguson declared that which of the following were legal?
Options:
All American citizens could use the same transportation,
Separate but equal transportation was not allowed,
Separate but equal transportation was now allowed

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Separate but equal transportation was now allowed

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In the court case of Brown v Board of Education, Thurgood Marshall argued that...

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The segregated schools were unequal, so it was a flawed system

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The man known for advocating for non-vilent protests, civil disobedience against unjust laws, and speeches of wanting ALL Americans to live together

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Martin Luther King Jr

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Breaking the law or creating a disturbance in a non-violent way to gain attention of its unjust nature is known as...

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Civil Disobedience

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During which event did Eisenhower send troops to Arkansas in order to desegregate a high school?

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Little Rock Nine

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What event challenged the federal government to enforce the Supreme Court rulings against discrimination in interstate transportation? Options: Sit-in, Boycotts, Freedom Rides, March on Washington

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Freedom Rides

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State and local laws that enforced segregation in the American South

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Jim Crow

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Which Supreme Court Case supported segregation and established "separate but equal"?

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Plessy v. Ferguson

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Who refused to switch seats and began the bus boycott?

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Rosa Parks