Civil Rights 1940-1960s

This Amendment abolished (got rid of) slavery.

• 13th

• 14th

• 15th

This Amendment included the citizenship clause, due process clause, and equal protection clause.

• 13th

• 14th

• 15th

This Amendment granted black men suffrage (the right to vote).

• 13th

• 14th

• 15th

The Plessy decision was not overturned until what famous case was decided by the Supreme Court?

• Worcester v. Georgia

• Marbury v. Madison

• Dred Scott

• Brown v. Board of Education

Which court case created the constitutionality of "Separate but Equal"?

• Plessy v Ferguson

• Texas v Johnson

• Marbury v Madison

Which term means "separation of races"?

• segregation

• colonization

• specialization

This organization was created to help colored people with racial problems they were experiencing, especially in the South

• United Way

• NAACP

• Red Cross

How did President Truman address the expansion of civil rights?

• signed an Executive Order banning discrimination in the defense industry

• signed an Executive Order to desegregate the armed forces

• passed anti-lynching laws

What was the result of the Brown versus Board of Education court case in 1954?

• African-Americas could play sports

• Segregation of public schools became legal

• Segregation in public schools became illegal

Who ordered the silent protest of the Montgomery Bus Boycott?

• Rosa Parks

• Malcolm X

• Martin Luther King Jr.