Intro Civil Rights

This amendment to the constitution granted African Americans citizenship and equal protection of the law.

• 13th Amendment

• 14th Amendment

• 15th Amendment

• 19th Amendment

What did the Supreme Court decision in Plessy v. Ferguson establish?

• Reversed the Brown v. Board decision

• Ruled that Blacks were not citizens and therefore could not present cases to the Supreme Court

• Legalized Jim Crow Laws--"separate but equal"

• Redefined the classification of "negro"

What was the Supreme Court ruling in Brown v. the Board of Education?

• Public schools were ordered to desegregate.

• Only public high schools had to desegregate.

• It upheld an earlier ruling that as long as the facilities were equal, there could be separate schools for white and black students.

• Schools were allowed 5 years in which to desegregate.

The right to vote, assemble, petition the government & freedom of speech, the press & religion are examples of what?

• Citizenship

• Civil Rights

• Human Rights

• State Rights

This sign represents what laws in the South

• Racial Rules

• Lincoln Laws

• Black Codes

• Jim Crow

Jim Crow laws were mainly directed at this group 

• Latinos
• African-Americans 
• Native Americans
• Asians

Segregation in the USA was...

• Separate facilities for Asians and white people.

• Separate facilities for men and women.

• Separate facilities for black and white people.

• Separate facilities for old and young people.

Every person born or naturalized in the US is a citizen.  Which amendment is this?

• 12th
• 22nd
• 15th
• 14th

Slavery is abolished.  Which amendment is this?

• 13th
• 15th
• 24th
• 19th

Discriminating against people based on their race.

• Racism

• Discrimination

• Hatism

• All of the above