Civil Rights Movement

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What constitutional amendment abolished the poll tax that was used to deter black voters from voting?

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24th amendment

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African Americans refusing to use buses in a southern city, sparked by a woman who refused to give up her seat on the bus. This was a protest against segregation in the public transit (bus) system.

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Montgomery Boycott

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Supreme Court decision that approved or allowed racial segregation laws using "separate but equal" rule.

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Plessy v. Ferguson

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Name this iconic Civil Rights leader who led the Civil Rights movement using the ideas of non-violent civil disobedience. He was one of the leaders of the Southern Christian Leadership Council.

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Martin Luther King, Jr.

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What constitutional amendment abolished slavery in the U.S.?

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13th amendment

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Who was responsible for sparking the Montgomery bus boycott?

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Rosa Parks

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What was the popular motto of the Civil Rights Movement used by activists in the 1950's and 1960's?

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We Shall Overcome

Front

What amendment states that citizens cannot be denied the right to vote because of race or color?

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15th amendment

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What argument(s) did Reverend Brown use to try to convince the Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas, to allow his daughter, Linda, to attend the all white school? Options: The all white school was better than the all black school, The all white school was closer to her house and a safer walk, 14th Amendment to the US Constitution, All choices are correct

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All choices are correct

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Name the president who signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965 into law.

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Lyndon B. Johnson