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