29.1 Taking on Segregation

Events such as ___ helped set the stage for the civil rights movement.

• the rise of the Black Power movement

• the Civil Rights Act of 1968

• better access to good jobs during World War II

In Brown v. Board of Education, the doctrine of ___ relating to public education was finally overturned.

• due process of law

• "separate but equal"

• "all deliberate speed"

The Civil Rights Act of 1875 outlawed ____. In 1883, an all-white Supreme Court declared the act unconstitutional.

• boycott

• sit-ins

• segregation

In 1957, the ___ is founded under the leadership of Martin Luther King, Jr., for the purpose of carrying out non-violent campaigns against segregation and racism.

• Southern Christian Leadership Conference

• Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee

In 1960, to make better use of young civil rights workers, the ____ is founded.

• Southern Christian Leadership Conference

• Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee

In 1896, in ____, the Supreme Court rules that a Louisiana Law requiring “separate but equal” public accommodations is constitutional.

• Plessy v. Ferguson

• Brown v. Board of Education

In 1952, ____, the head of the NAACP’s group of lawyers, argues Brown v. Board of Education before the Supreme Court.

• Rosa Parks

• Thurgood Marshall

In 1955, ____ is arrested for refusing to give up a bus seat to a white man.

• Thurgood Marshall

• Rosa Parks

In 1960, members of SNCC use ____ to desegregate lunch counters throughout the south.

• boycott

• sit-ins

• segregation

In 1965, in response, the Montgomery Improvement Association is formed to organize a ____ of Montgomery buses, and Martin Luther King, Jr. is elected its leader.

• boycott

• sit-ins

• segregation