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WKMS Civil Rights

WKMS Civil Rights Movement

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Which 1896 court case became the legal foundation of segregation in the US by ruling that “separate but equal” facilities were legal? Plessy v Ferguson
Which SC court case began with a request for bus service for black students in Clarendon County? Briggs v Elliott
Which 1954 court case declared the “separate but equal” concept unconstitutional and ordered desegregation of public schools? Brown v Board of Education
What was the court case Briggs v Elliott (1952) about? The lawsuit wanted to make funding and resources for black and white schools equal.
What was the verdict in Briggs v Elliott from the state court? The state promised that black and white schools would be funded equally.
What was the principal argument in the court case Briggs v. Elliott and Brown v The Board of Education? In education, separate is not equal.
How did many white South Carolinians respond to desegregation? They resisted it and used violence and intimidation against African Americans.
What was the name of the oldest African-American political group thatused court cases to challenge discriminatory laws? NAACP
Which form of non-violent protest involved riding a bus to a bus station and sitting in the "whites only" waiting area to protest segregation? Freedom RIdes
Which US law outlawed discrimination in restaurants, churches, hotels, and all other public places and businesses? Civil Rights Act of 1964
Which US laws passed in the late 1800's and early 1900's separated whites and blacks in schools, transportation, restaurants and other public spaces? Jim Crow Laws
What happened in Orangeburg in February of 1968 when the highway patrol and the National Guard were sent to control a crowd protesting an all-white bowling alley during a bonfire at SC State? Three young men were killed by the officers after a scuffle.
What issue was addressed by the Supreme Court case Brown v Board of Education addressed? School desegregation
Segregation separation of the races, for example, having separate schools for Blacks and Whites
Civil Rights Movement A movement in the 1950's and 1960's in which equality was sought for all races. It's participants fought to end segregation and discrimination.
Which vocabulary word means "to bring together"? Integration.
Which SC lawsuit was brought in an effort to make funding and resources for black and white schools equal. Briggs v. Elliott
What was the main argument in the court cases Briggs v. Elliott and Brown v. The Board of Education? In education, separate is NOT equal
What was the importance of the Voting Rights Act of 1965? The federal government would make sure that voting was free from discrimination.
What method did many people use when fighting for rights during the Civil RIghts Movement? They had peaceful protests.
Which person from SC was fired from her teaching job because she joined the NAAP, but later helped to train teachers to teach blacks on the sea islands of SC to read and write so they could vote. Septima Clark
Which South Carolinian received a law degree from USC and worked to desegregate school, parks and other public places in the state? Matthew J. Perry
Which South Carolinian was an educator and civil rights activist, known best for the active role in the NAACP calling for voting rights for African Americans and racial equality? Modjeska Montieth Simkins
Who were the nine protesters at the segregated lunch counters at McCroy's Variety Store in Rock Hill who were arrested for trespassing? The Friendship Nine
What name is given to a peaceful protest in which participants occupy a forbidden space (like a segregated lunch counter) by sitting and refusing to leave? Sit-ins
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