Civil Rights Movement

Who led the Massive Resistance movement against the integration of public schools?

• Martin Luther King, Jr.

• Harry F. Byrd

• Rosa Parks

• Arthur Ashe

Which word means the full equality of all races in the use of public facilities (the races are mixed together)?

• integration

• desegregation

• civil rights

• segregation

Desegregation is-

• the separation of people based on race

• a person’s rights to be treated fairly

• the abolishment of racial segregation

• the unfair difference in the treatment of people

In the Supreme Court ruling Brown vs. Board of Education, all public schools were ordered to –

• discriminate

• integrate

• segregate

• prejudice

After World War II, African Americans began to demand-

• equal treatment

• discrimination

• the segregation of schools

• more Jim Crow laws

Which of these was an effect of the Massive Resistance movement?

• Laws were passed that made racial discrimination illegal.

• Many schools were closed.

• African Americans were unable to vote.

The Supreme Court said that “separate but equal” schools were "unconstitutional." "Unconstitutional" means-

• not a good idea

• legal

• against the law

• unfair

Some schools in Virginia were closed to –

• avoid segregation

• avoid integration

• stop discrimination

• stop prejudice

The Massive Resistance movement-

• tried to help African Americans get equal treatment

• wanted to close all public schools to save money in taxes

• was against the integration of public schools

• helped African Americans with boycotts, marches, & sit-ins

The Civil Rights movement fought against all of the following EXCEPT-

• discrimination

• unfair laws

• integration

• segregation