Civil Rights

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What was the result of the Brown vs. Board of Education case?

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African American kids were allowed to attend the same schools as white kids

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Why was ending segregation so difficult?

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Segregation was enforced by many state and federal laws.

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Which is an example of nonviolent protest?

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Not doing business with companies that enforce segregation

Front

Which of these statements is true?

• Martin Luther King organized the Montgomery bus boycott
• Martin Luther King helped end school segregation in Topeka, KS
• Martin Luther King argued against segregation in front of the U.S. Supreme Court

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Martin Luther King organized the Montgomery bus boycott

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What role did the Supreme Court play during the Civil Rights Movement?

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It overturned some of the laws that made segregation legal

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Why did protesters sit at lunch counters and not move until they closed? Options: To show support for integrated businesses, To protest the unfair food prices, To protest the segregationist policies of the federal government, To protest the fact that African Americans weren't served there

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To protest the fact that African Americans weren't served there

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What risks did civil rights protesters face?

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They could be arrested or violently attacked

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How might life in America be different if the Civil Rights Movement had never happened?

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Public places could still be segregated

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What were the defining characteristics of Civil Rights?

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Increased participation of minorities in the political process, Protests, Boycotts, Marches, Desegregation, Integration, Struggle for equality, due process strengthened.

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Which leader of the civil rights movement used non-violent civil disobedience to oppose segregation in the south?

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Martin Luther King Jr.