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Civil Rights

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Civil Rights   The rights that are guaranteed to all citizens by the constitution.  
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boycott   to abstain (refuse to) from buying or using  
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unconstitutional   unauthorized by or inconsistent with the constitution, as of a country  
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sit in   an organized protest in which a group of people peacefully occupy and refuse to leave an area, such as a restaurant  
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Freedom riders   a group of people both black and white that rode buses into the South for equality for all.  
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segregation   a setting apart or separation of people by color of skin  
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desegregation   the elimination of a setting apart or separation of people by color of skin  
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Civil Rights Act   Congress passed it in 1964 banning segregation in all public places in the U.S.  
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Voting Rights Act   Congress passed it in 1965 protecting the rights of all Americans to vote. (thousands of African Americans were allowed to vote for the 1st time)  
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What event triggered the Montgomery Bus Boycott?   The arrest of Rosa Parks for not giving up her bus seat.  
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What famous speech was given during the March on Washington?   “I Have a Dream”  
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Which amendment abolished poll taxes?   24th  
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What type of protests did Martin Luther King, Jr. encourage?   peaceful or nonviolent protest  
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Which president signed the Voting Rights Act and Civil Rights Act?   Lyndon B. Johnson  
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Who is the famous African American lawyer who later became the first African American Supreme Court Justice?   Thurgood Marshall  
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Which famous court case led to desegregation of schools?   Brown vs. Board of Education  
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List three types of nonviolent or peaceful protests:   sit in, marches, boycotts  
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Which amendment gave voting rights to all men?   15th  
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Which amendment abolished poll taxes?   24th  
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Which amendment abolished slavery?   13th  
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Which amendment gave citizenship to anyone born in the U.S. and freed men   14th  
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What is the common theme that is present in every event during the Civil Rights Movement?   Equality for all people  
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