Civil Rights Movement in Virginia

Who was the 16-year-old student who led a strike at R.R. Moton High School in Farmville, Virginia, to protest unfair school conditions?

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What was the name of the Supreme Court case that said segregation in public schools was against the law and that schools must be desegregated?

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What does the term "civil rights" mean?

• A) Rules for playing sports

• B) Rights that protect people's freedom and equality

• C) Special privileges for certain groups

• D) Laws about driving cars

Before Rosa Parks, what other woman refused to move to the back of a bus as part of the Civil Rights Movement?

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What was one of the main goals of the Civil Rights Movement?

• A) To build new roads across the country

• B) To make all people equal and end segregation

• C) To elect a new president every year

• D) To explore outer space

Name the ways Black people worked to demand equal treatment and their rights during the Civil Rights Movement.

• Sit Ins, Boycotts, and Pickets

• Marches and Demonstrations

• Riots and Violence

• Whining and Complaining

What does it mean when schools are asked to "desegregate"?

• Separate students based on skin color

• Make separate but equal schools based on students' cultures

• End segregation and educate all students together

• Shut down and stop teaching