Taking On Segregation

Which of the following was the outcome of the Plessy v. Ferguson decision?

• The practice of legalized segregation was abolished
• The policy of "separate but equal" was made legal
• Prohibited gender discrimination

What was the name of the laws that were passed that legalized segregation in the southern states?

• Civil Rights Act of 1953
• Jim Crow Laws
• NAACP

What is the name of the organization that fought to end desegregation

• A.I.M.
• N.O.W.
• N.A.A.C.P.

What did the ruling in Brown v. Board of Education do?

• Legalized school segregation
• Ended legalized segregation in schools
• Made eating school lunches mandatory

What terrorist group reappeared after the decision in Brown v. Board of Education?

• Al Qaeda
• KKK
• Houthis

Martin Luther King and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) believed in what type of protesting to end desegregation?

• Non-Violent
• Violent
• Passive

What was the purpose of the Sit-In Movement?

• To provide comfortable places for protestors to sit
• It was a way to encourage more public housing
• To bring attention to the movement and to block business at stores who supported segregation

What did Dr. King call his brand of nonviolent resistance?

• The Force
• SNCC
• Soul Force