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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