Civil Rights Lessons

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The practice of keeping people apart because of their race or culture.

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What did the segregation laws do?

• They provided additional civil rights for African Americans.

• They allowed African Americans to vote in elections.

• They increased the number of African American-owned businesses.

• They took away many of the civil rights for African Americans.

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is a right given to all citizens by the Constitution.

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True or False:

African Americans were not allowed to go to the same schools as white students.

• True

• False

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Who ruled that the separate schools for African Americans and white students were against the law?

• The House of Representatives

• The Supreme Court

• The United Nations

• The President of the United States

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Which North Carolina University was the first one to admit African American students?

• North Carolina State

• The University of North Carolina

• Duke

• Wake Forrest

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Are any of North Carolina's schools allowed to be segregated today?

• Yes

• No

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Who was a leader in the civil rights movement?

• Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

• George Bush

• George Washington

• Abraham Lincoln

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The ​

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sit in took place at a Woolworth store.

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Greensboro

Raleigh

Willmington

Charlotte

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What did the African American students do to start the "sit-in?"

• They marched in the streets to protest segregation.

• They refused to leave the premises until they were served.

• They sat down at the lunch counter reserved for white customers.

• They organized a boycott of the store.

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True or False:

The African American students gave up after three days and left.

• True

• False

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Was the Greensboro sit-in successful?

• Yes

• No

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What law did the government pass to make segregation in public places illegal.

• The Voting Rights Act

• The Fair Housing Act

• The Civil Rights Act

• The Equal Employment Opportunity Act

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The Unites States government also passed laws to protect the ________ rights of African Americans.

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Which other groups have also worded to gain civil rights.

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• American Indians

• Hispanics

• Women

• White Men

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Did you think that the segregation laws were good or bad? Why?