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WorksheetsCivil Rights
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Which of the following BEST defines Segregation?
no separation of people by race or ethnicity
separation of people by race or ethnicity
The act of disliking someone based on race or ethnicity
The court case Brown v Board of Education changed...
All American citizens could use the same transportation
Separate but equal schools was not allowed
Separate but equal schoolswas now allowed
In the court case of Brown v Board of Education, Thurgood Marshall argued that...
The segregated schools were flawed due to the separation of kids
The all white schools were closer to parks and quiet streets
The segregated schools were unequal, so it was a flawed system
Check all of the following reasons for a push for Civil Rights during this era
WWII & Korean War had many minorities help fight for America
The new presidents felt it was a time for change in America to be more modern
Cold War, many communists tried to say it was capitalism that was racist
Television, it gave people a living room seat to the unjust and violent acts against minorities
Who is the man who broke the professional baseball color barrier on April 15th, 1947? (pictured above)
Willie Mays
Jackie Robinson
Larry Doby
Ray Campanella
Thurgood Marshall was famously known for...
Being a speaker and nonviolent activist during the civil rights era
Sitting on a diner counter seat until being served in a whites only restaurant
the NAACP's top lawyer who worked on many cases to help right civil rights laws
The man known for advocating for non-vilent protests, civil disobedience against unjust laws, and speeches of wanting ALL Americans to live together
John F Kennedy
Thurgood Marshall
Martin Luther King Jr
Malcolm X
Breaking the law or creating a disturbance in a non-violent way to gain attention of it's unjust nature is known as...
Boycotting
Civil Disobedience
Strikes
Petition
Check ALL of the following that the Civil Rights Act of 1964 helped end discrimination/segregation in
Transportations
Restaurants
Voting Rights
Movie Theaters
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 end discrimination in voting by outlawing...
Voting Fraud
Literacy Tests
Voter Registration
