CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT FLASHCARD

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 Who is this?

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Malcolm X

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Media attention about discrimination was focused in the American ____.

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South

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Who is this?

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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Where is Ruby Bridges from?

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New Orleans, Louisiana

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Jim Crow laws forced southern states to have different schools for African American children.

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True

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Which Civil Rights group was Dr. King President of?

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Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)

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In the fall of 1957, 9 black students were to be integrated into the all-white school. What was the name of the school?

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Little Rock Central High School

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Who succeeded President John F. Kennedy after his assassination?

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Lyndon B. Johnson

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What was the Dr. King rule?

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nonviolent resistance and civil disobedience

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This outlaws discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. Outlaws racial segregation in schools, employment, and public accommodations. Outlawed methods to tamper or prohibit the free right of voting.

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Civil Rights Act of 1964