Intro to the Civil Rights

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Southern Christian Leadership Conference, founded in 1957 by southern ministers fighting for equal rights led by Martin Luther King, Jr.

• SDS

• SCLC

• SNCC

• SCCL

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Led to the federal court ruling that segregation on city buses violated the equal protection clause of the 14th amendment.

• Rosa Parks No Seat No Play

• Alabama Bus Boycott

• Montgomery Bus Boycott

• Selma March

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The court ruling that “separate-but-equal” was constitutional.

• Brown v. Board of Education

• Plessy v. Ferguson

• Delgado v. Bastrop

• Hernandez v. Texas

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Refused to give up her seat on the bus in Montgomery, local leaders organized a boycott in protest.

• Dolores Huerta

• Medgar Evers

• Rosa Parks

• Malcolm X

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Organized in 1963 to convince Congress to pass Civil Rights legislation highlighted by famous “I have a Dream Speech” by Martin Luther King , Jr.

• "Letter from the Birmingham Jail"

• Montgomery Bus Boycott

• March on Washington

• Selma March

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Broke the color barrier in Major League Baseball, playing for the Brooklyn Dodgers .

• Jackie Robinson

• Hank Aaron

• Derek Jeter

• Babe Ruth

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Activists used buses to protest segregation in interstate terminals.

• Interstate Bus Protest

• Freedom Riders

• Liberty Busses

• Freedom Bus Boycott

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Was a leading Black Muslim who believed that equality may require the use of violence to be achieved.

• Malcolm X

• Louis Farrakhan

• Martin Luther King Jr.

• Billy Graham

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Gave young African- Americans a greater voice in the civil rights movement; organized sit-in demonstrations in the south.

• SCLC

• SNCC

• SDS

• Little Rock Nine

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Led the 13 month long boycott of public buses, ending the city’s segregated bus system.

• Martin Luther King Sr.

• Martin Luther King Jr.

• Malcolm X

• Louis Farrakhan

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Name of 9 black students that attempted to enroll in “all white” Central HS in Little Rock, Arkansas.

• Little Rock Nine

• Nine Mary Seven

• Arkansas Nine

• 3 Squared Denied

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Southern laws that prevented blacks from sharing public facilities including theaters, beaches, restaurants, water fountains or buses with whites.

• Black Codes

• Jim Crow

• Segregation Act of 1965

• Plessy v. Ferguson

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Period of the 1950s – 1960s that addressed the unequal treatment of African-Americans and other minority groups.

• Equal Rights

• Bill of Rights

• Civil Rights

• Rights Acts of the 1960s

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Which statement best describes one of Shirley Chisholm's most celebrated achievements?

• Chisholm overcame gender and racial barriers to be elected to Congress.

• Chisholm overcame physical disabilities to compete in professional sports

• Chisholm helped shape policies that provided famine relief in Latin America.

• Chisholm successfully advocated the expansion of the military draft.

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How did the event described by Rosa Parks in this excerpt affect the Civil Rights Movement?

• It changed the way police arrested public protesters.
• It resulted in a bus boycott that lasted more than a year.
• It led to an increase in the number of registered voters in southern states.
• It prompted the government to station the National Guard in southern states.

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How did W.E.B. Du Bois combat prejudice like that described in the excerpt?

• He demanded the passage of women's suffrage.
• He established an early civil rights group.
• He advocated making political compromises with segregationists.
• He sought court orders to protect the rights of voters.

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Which organization's name correctly completes this table?

• Nation of Islam
• Black Panther Party
• Congress of Racial Equality
• NAACP

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During the Civil Rights movement, the Black Panther Party's tactics differed from those of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., because the Black Panther called for-

• the use of the court system to gain equality

• respecting government authority

• the use of armed resistance if necessary

• enduring injustice through religious faith

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social reformer that organized a national anti-lynching crusade

• Jane Addams
• Ida Tarbell
• Ida B. Wells
• William H. Taft

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This ended racial segregation in the armed forces

• Executive Order 9981 (Harry Truman)

• Civil Rights Act-1964

• Voting Rights Act

• Nineteenth Amendment