Civil Rights and Voting Amendments

The court case Brown v Board of Education changed...

• All American citizens could use the same transportation

• Separate but equal schools was not allowed

• Separate but equal schoolswas now allowed

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

In the court case of Brown v Board of Education, Thurgood Marshall argued that...

• The segregated schools were flawed due to the separation of kids

• The all white schools were closer to parks and quiet streets

• The segregated schools were unequal, so it was a flawed system

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-vilent 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

Plessy vs. Ferguson was a 1896 U.S. Supreme Court decision to

• end civil rights

• establish Martin Luther king jr. day

• keep racial segregation under the "seperate but equal" doctrine

In August 1968, who gave the famous 'I have a dream' speech at the march on Washington?

• Mr. Billy

• Malcolm X

• Dr. Martin Luther King jr.

What city did the bus boycott take place

• San Fransico

• Beiijing

• Montgomery

• Serfinasburg

_______ was a women who refused to give up her seat on the bus.

What did Brown v. Board of Education accomplish?

• Desegregating public schools

• Stopped housing discrimination

• Overruled literacy tests