Brown vs. Board of Education Review

Based on evidence from the text, what was the Justice Department's argument about racial segregation in relation to other nations?

• it hurt our relationships

• it improved our relationships

• It turned the narrative into a reality

• It created new opportunities for change

Based on evidence from the text, what did the high court's decision in the Brown vs. Board of Education case signal about the change in the struggle for civil rights?

• segregation is the new norm within our society

• People have not regard for civil rights

• legal prohibitions that oppressed African Americans would have to fall

• integration can only be achieved through force

Based on evidence from the text, why did the thirteen families sue the Topeka school board?

• free lunch should only be available to students whose parents are wealthy

• poverty cannot be a factor when considering the economy

• the lack of accommodations for special needs students

• the segregation of children was a violation of the Fourteenth Amendment

Based on evidence from the text, what did the states with segregated schools rely upon for legal justification which stated that: Facilities that were "separate but equal" were legal.

• Dred Scott vs. Sanford 1857

• Plessy vs. Ferguson 1896

• Marbury vs. Madison 1803

• Gibbons vs. Ogden 1824

What is the meaning of the phrase "shadows of chains" from the text which states "There were no chains on black wrists, but there were the shadows of chains, stretching for hundreds of years back through time, across black minds"

• memories of slavery

• noticeable brusing on their arms and legs

• whispers of re-enslavement

• fear of the black codes

Based on evidence from the text, for African-American parents, what was the long, hard, struggle that they endured for their children?

• to become an executive

• to vote in the next election

• to get a good education

• to meet the civil rights leaders of the time

Based on evidence from the text, what word best summarizes the narrator's opinion of Thurgood Marshall's maternal grandfather from the following statement: "His grandfather on his mother's side was a man brought from Africa and according to Marshall's biography, "so ornery that his owner wouldn't sell him out of pity for the people who might buy him"?

• he was agreeable

• he was loving

• he was a career criminal

• he was stubborn

Based on evidence from the text, what position did Thurgood Marshall elevate to in the year 1940?

• executive commander of the civil rights movement

• chief counsel of the N.A.A.C.P.

• President of the committee of foreign affairs

• chariman of the Black Panther party

Based on evidence from the text, what would be the outcome if "segregation in the schools was declared unconstitutional"?

• segregation would be overlooked

• all segregation in public schools would be declared unconstitutional

• people would work to integrate schools during the 20th century

• Thurgood Marshall would be elevated to presidential candidate

What clear evidence did Dr. Kenneth Cark present in his testimony for the N.A.A.C.P.?

• integration would only be achieved by divine intervention

• segregation was only damaging to children of low-income families

• the effect of segregation was harmful to African-American children

• people have no regard for the lives of others