Civil Rights

Which of the following BEST defines Segregation?

• no separation of people by race or ethnicity

• separation of people by race or ethnicity

• The act of disliking someone based on race or ethnicity

Who is the man who broke the professional baseball color barrier on April 15th, 1947? (pictured above)

• Willie Mays

• Jackie Robinson

• Larry Doby

• Ray Campanella

Thurgood Marshall was famously known for...

• Being a speaker and nonviolent activist during the civil rights era

• Sitting on a diner counter seat until being served in a whites only restaurant

• the NAACP's top lawyer who worked on many cases to help right civil rights laws

The man known for advocating for non-violent protests, civil disobedience against unjust laws, and speeches of wanting ALL Americans to live together

• John F Kennedy

• Thurgood Marshall

• Martin Luther King Jr

• Malcolm X

Breaking the law or creating a disturbance in a non-violent way to gain attention of it's unjust nature is known as...

• Boycotting

• Civil Disobedience

• Strikes

• Petition

Match the following

• Ended segregation in public schools

• Plessy v. Ferguson

• all persons born or naturalized in U.S. were entitled equal rights

• 15th Amendment

• Allowed "separate but equal" facilities.

• 14th Amendment

• abolished slavery

• Brown v. Board of Education

• gave people right to vote regardless of race

• 13th Amendment

What was Brown v. Board of Education?

• A court case in which the Supreme Court declared it unconstitutional to have separate public schools for black and white students.

• A court case in which the Supreme Court declared it constitutional to have separate public schools for black and white students.

• A court case in which the Supreme Court declared it unconstitutional to have separate private schools for religious groups.

• A court case in which the Supreme Court declared it constitutional to have separate privater schools for religious groups.

"We conclude that in the field of public education, the doctrine of 'separate but equal' has no place. Separate educational facilities are inherently unequal..."

This quotation illustrates the action of the supreme court to-

• uphold the decision in Plessy V. Ferguson

• Overturn the decision in Plessy V. Ferguson

• create job training for unemployed African Americans

• provide for educational funding for African Americans

What was the significance of sending federal troops to protect African-American students in Little Rock, Arkansas in 1957?

• It showed that the government would enforce court decisions on integration.

• It was the first time martial law had been declared in the united states

• It proved that the federal government was weak.

• It showed that states' governments had full control over education.

In 1963, Martin Luther King Jr. spoke of his dream that the United States would reach a time, "..when all of God's children, black men and white men, . . . will be able to join hands.." This speech expressed his desire to-

• Unite all churches into one religious faith

• Establish religious freedom

• Create a separate free nation for African Americans

• Replace racial segregation with an integrated society