Civil Rights Leaders

What do Jim Crow Laws do?

• help the military

• provide educational resources

• support segregation

• control behavior in Little Rock

During what war did integration become widespread?

• WWI

• Korean War

• WWII

• French and Indian War

Why did Oliver Brown file a lawsuit against the Topeka Board of Education?

• He was not allowed to join an integrated army unit

• He was running for election in the state

• He was the victim of discrimination

• his daughter had not been allowed to enroll in an all-white school

Which of the following is true about the Brown vs The Board of Education Decision?

• The supreme court was unanimous in its decision

• The supreme court decided it was not discrimination

• The Court decided not to look at the case

• The decision of the court made an immediate change

After Rosa Parks was arrested for not giving up her seat on the bus, the community decide to form a Boycott. What is a boycott?

• refusing to move

• to pay extra for

• refusing to use something

• to continue using

What was Thurgood Marshall famous for?

• First African American president

• First African American supreme court judge

• First African American Doctor

• He was a lawyer on the Brown vs. Education case

Why wasn't Thurgood Marshall allowed to attend the University of Maryland?

• The university did not have the correct major for him

• He was African American

• He received a better scholarship at Howard University

• There were too many African American students attending that university

What was the significance in Thurgood Marshall becoming the first African American Supreme Court justice?

• Many African Americans wanted the role but he was selected

• There had been no other African Americans in such a powerful position

• The president was friends with him so that’s why he got the job

• The supreme court was just beginning, so he was one of the first justices

How did Thurgood’s mother help him pay for his tuition?

• She worked two jobs

• She held a fundraiser to raise money

• She sold an important possession for money

• She got a loan from the bank

The Brown vs. Board of Education case allowed African American students to have the same quality of education as white students.

• True

• False