Civil Rights Movement

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What was the result of the Brown versus Board of Education court case in 1954?

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Segregation of public schools became illegal

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Thurgood Marshall first became famous for what achievement?

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Winning the court case of Brown versus Board of Education

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What was the purpose of the Voting Rights Act of 1965?

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It made literacy tests in order to vote illegal

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What was the purpose of the Voting Rights Act of 1965?

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It made literacy tests in order to vote illegal

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What was the purpose of the Civil Rights Act of 1964?

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It made Jim Crow Laws illegal

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The March on Washington was most famous because...

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Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his "I have a Dream" speech, which inspired hundreds of thousands to help the Civil Rights Movement.

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Which of the following best describes the Montgomery Bus Boycott?

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Segregation of buses became illegal after many months of protesting

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What organization did W.E.B. Du Bois found?

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NAACP

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What were the defining characteristics of Civil Rights?

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Increased participation of minorities in the political process, Protests, Boycotts, Marches, Desegregation, Integration, Struggle for equality, due process strengthened.

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What court case made segregation of schools illegal in the 1950s?

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Brown V. Board of Education