UNIT 9: Civil Rights Movement

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This 1972 poster depicts an organization originally formed to argue for – Publicly funded health care for children. Better economic treatment of migrant workers. A retirement system for farm laborers. Equal employment opportunities for women.

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Better economic treatment of migrant workers.

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How did the event described by Rosa Parks in this excerpt affect the Civil Rights Movement?

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It resulted in a bus boycott that lasted more than a year.

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What was the main result of the events referred to in these headlines?

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The expansion of political and economic opportunities for minority citizens.

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Which 1896 court case created a legal justification for segregation laws?

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Plessy v. Ferguson

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Jackie Robinson first rose to national prominence in the late 1940s when he –

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Helped bring an end to racial segregation in Major League Baseball.

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During the Civil Rights Movement, how did the Black Panther Party's tactics differ from those of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.?

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The use of armed resistance if necessary.

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The Voting Rights Act of 1965 eliminated –

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Literacy tests as prerequisites for voting.

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What was a direct result of the Civil Rights Movement?

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Increased political participation by minority groups

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The passing of legislation to end poll taxing, gerrymandering, and voter intimidation resulted in –

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An increase in political participation by minorities.

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Who was most instrumental, or most important, in the outlawing of segregation in public schools? Options: Rosa Parks, Ella Baker, Medgar Evers, Thurgood Marshall

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Thurgood Marshall