The Modern Civil Rights Movement Test Review

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Define: Boycott

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Refusal to use a service, buy a product or participate in an event as a form of protest.

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What did the SNCC do? (Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee)

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Organized protests and educated young Americans on nonviolent direct action

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What was the legal ruling of the Brown v. Board of Education case?

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Separate but equal facilities are inherently unequal.

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What was the Children's Crusade?

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When children protested segregation in Birmingham, Alabama. They were met with fire hoses, dogs, and arrests

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What were the Freedom Rides?

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Protest strategy where White and Black Americans rode together on integrated buses across state lines

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What was the purpose of the Montgomery Improvement Association (MIA)?

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to administer the boycott of the Montgomery City Lines bus company

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Define: White Primaries

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prevented African Americans from voting in the primary elections

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What was the Black Panther Party?

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a political organization whose initial purpose was to challenge the excessive force of the Oakland Police Department

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Who were the Viet Cong?

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Vietnamese communists living in South Vietnam who supported Ho Chi Minh.

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What was the Bilingual Education Act?

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required schools to develop bilingual and cultural education programs for non-English speaking children