Civil Rights Movement

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This 1896 Supreme Court decision established the controversial doctrine of "separate but equal," allowing segregation of public facilities by race, as long as the facilities were said to be reasonably equal.

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Plessy v. Ferguson

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What was the name of the African American lawyer who led many of the NAACP's court cases against segregation in the 1940s?

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Thurgood Marshall

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This famous Supreme Court case began in Topeka, Kansas in 1951 when an African American man sued the local Board of Education after his daughter was denied access to Topeka's all-white elementary schools.

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Brown v. Board of Education

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This scientific experiment by Doctors Mamie and Kenneth Clark was used to demonstrate the harmful psychological effects school segregation was having on young children.

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The Doll Test

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What did the Supreme Court decide in its Brown v. Board of Education ruling?

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Racial segregation of public schools was unconstitutional and had to end.

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True or False: The vast majority of white southerners supported the Brown decision and welcomed Black students into formerly all-white schools.

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False

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Who were the Little Rock Nine?

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The nine African American students who volunteered to enroll at Central High School, breaking the color barrier in Arkansas public schools.

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_____________________ is a peaceful, or non-violent, form of protest in which protestors refuse to comply with unjust laws.

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Civil Disobedience

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What is a strength of nonviolent protest (aka "civil disobedience")?

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All of the above: It clearly shows who the aggressor is and who is being attacked, it often generates publicity and gets people's attention, and it can persuade people to join your cause.

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Prompted by Rosa Parks' arrest for refusing to give up her seat to a white passenger, the Montgomery Bus ________________ lasted for over a year. Protestors refused to ride public buses until their demands were met and the city's buses were desegregated.

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Boycott