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Civil Rights Era
Civil Rights in America
Question | Answer |
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Who was Claudette Colvin? | The 15 year old who refused to move to the back of the bus before Rosa Parks |
At least how many women refused to go to the back of the bus before Rosa Parks? | 3 |
African Americans secured passage of civil rights legislation by doing what? | Working through the court system and mass protests |
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 did what? | Prohibited discrimination based on race, religion, national origin, and gender. |
Who served with the NAACP and was the 1st African American appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court? | Thurgood Marshall |
Which Supreme Court case originally allowed for separate but equal facilities for black and white Americans? | Plessy V. Ferguson |
What court case does the headline, "Segregation in Schools is Outlawed" belong to? | Brown V. Topeka Board of Education |
What was the most effective way in which the NAACP opposed segregation? | Challenging laws in court |
Who believed in Civil Disobedience? | Martin Luther King Jr. |
Who believed in violent protests? | Malcolm X |
What did Prince Edward County in Virginia do after the Brown V. Board decision? | Closed down their public schools immediately |
The goal of the Montgomery Bus Boycott in 1955 was to protest segregation by doing what? | Boycotting the bus company |
Which doctrine was overturned by the Supreme Court decision in Brown V. Board of Education? | Separate but equal |
Reading tests to vote was outlawed by what? | Voting Rights Act of 1965 |
During the 1963 March on Washington, what speech did Dr. King give that inspired participants? | I have a Dream |
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 made segregation illegal in what? | Public accommodations |