Civil Rights Movement Vocab Flashcard

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What is it called when African Americans would sit at "whites-only" lunch counter to protest segregation?

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Sit-in

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Which act banned segregation in public places and outlawed discrimination in the workplace?

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The Civil Rights Act of 1964

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Segregation in schools was declared unconstitutional because of...

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Brown v. Board of Education

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During the _____________, civil rights groups worked to expand black voting in the South by registering black voters in Mississippi.

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Freedom Summer

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A ___________________ required a person to prove they could read before they could register to vote.

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literacy test

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This was the tactic successfully used by Cesar Chavez to win better conditions for farmworkers: Boycott, Strike, Pilgrimage, All of the above

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All of the above

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This was the amendment that said that there shall be no discrimination on the basis of Sex

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Equal Protection Amendment

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 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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This law banned all literacy tests that kept many African Americans from voting.

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Voting Rights Act of 1965

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Which of the following best describes the Montgomery Bus Boycott? Options: Segregation on buses became illegal a few days after Rosa Parks began the protest, Thousands of blacks blocked the streets so that buses could not finish their routes, Martin Luther King was arrested for not giving up his seat to a white person, Segregation of buses became illegal after many months of protesting

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Segregation of buses became illegal after many months of protesting