Civil Rights Movement Key Events

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U.S. Supreme Court case that made segregation legal in the U.S. - created the "seperate but equal" principle.

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Plessy V. Ferguson

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What was the result of the Brown v. Board of Education case?

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Segregation in public schools became illegal.

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The March on Washington is most famous for...

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MLK gave his famous "I Have a Dream" speech

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Which of the following best describes the Montgomery Bus Boycott? Options: Segregation on buses became illegal after a couple of days of boycotting, Segregation on buses became illegal after months of boycotting, African-Americans blocked the streets preventing buses from operating, Martin Luther King was arrested for not giving up his seat

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Segregation on buses became illegal after months of boycotting

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Where did the first sit-in take place?

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Greensboro, North Carolina

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Rosa Parks refusal to give up her seat sparked this.

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The Montgomery Bus Boycott

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This Amendment outlawed slavery

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13th

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This Amendment made African Americans citizens guaranteed equal protection under the law -

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14th

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This Amendment guaranteed African Americans the right to vote -

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15th

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groups persuading lawmakers to vote to pass a law -

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Lobbying