Intro Civil Rights Movement

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Laws passed by states following the Civil War to separate Blacks from whites such as separate schools.

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Jim Crow Laws

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This amendment to the constitution granted African Americans citizenship and equal protection of the law.

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13th Amendment

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What did the Supreme Court decision in Plessy v. Ferguson establish?

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Legalized Jim Crow Laws--"separate but equal"

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What were two goals the 1st phase of the Civil Rights Movement worked towards?

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The end to Jim Crow Laws & to exercise the vote

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What did Martin Luther King Jr. insist upon as he emerged as a main leader of the Civil Rights Movement?

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That they use non-violent methods such as sit-ins and marches.

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How did the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) aid in the Civil Rights Movement?

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They challenged unfair or unconstitutional laws in the courts often appealing cases to the Supreme Court.

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What was the Supreme Court ruling in Brown v. the Board of Education?

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Public schools were ordered to desegregate.

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The right to vote, assemble, petition the government & freedom of speech, the press & religion are examples of what?

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Civil Rights

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He served as a lawyer for the NAACP and was later appointed to the Supreme Court.

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Thurgood Marshall

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What action did President Eisenhower take to enforce the integration of Central High School in Little Rock Arkansas?

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He ordered 1,000 Federal troops to Little Rock to protect the 9 African American students and to ensure their safety for the entire school year.