Brown v. Board of Education

What does segregation mean?

• To come together

• To put an end to

• To separate or keep apart

• To take to court

What was the name of the little girl whose dad wanted her to go to school in Topeka, Kansas in the 1950s

• Linda Brown

• Rose Parks

• Ruby Bridges

• Harriett Tubman

Linda Brown's parents and 12 other parents went to court for the right for their children to be able to do what?

• Drink from the same water fountain as white children

• Ride the same bus as white children

• Eat at the same restaurant as white children

• Go to the same school as white children

Linda Brown's parents took their court case all the way to where?

• The courts in Chicago, Il

• Supreme Court in Washington DC

• The county building in Boston, MA

• To the White House

What was the name of the Brown's lawyers?

• Rosa Parks

• Martin Luther King Jr

• Thurgood Marshall

• Booker T Washington

What was the name of the court case involving Linda Brown?

• Plessy vs Ferguson

• Brown Vs the Board of Education of Topeka

• The Supreme Court vs the Segregation Laws

• Brown vs the Board of Education of Illinois

Why were the families suing the school board of Topeka, Kansas?

• segregation was a violation of the 14th Amendment
• Schools were to far away fron their homes
• equal education
• qualified teachers

Which amendment that implies equal protection for all, did the families claim that the Topeka school board violated due to segregation in the classroom? 

• 10th Amendment
• 12th Amendment
• 13th Amendment
• 14th Amendment

What previous Supreme Court decision did Brown v. Board overturn?

• Worcester v. Georgia
• Plessy v. Ferguson
• Roe v. Wade
• Marbury v. Madison

What does the acronym N.A.A.C.P. stand for?

• Never Allow Anger  Conquer  Patience
• North America Apprciates Commom People
• National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
• No African Americans Can Proceed