Civil Rights Movement

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In Brown v. Board of Education, the doctrine of __________ relating to public education was finally overturned.

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"separate but equal"

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Lunch counter sit-ins and the actions of freedom riders are examples of

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Non-violent attempts to oppose segregation

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What do Civil Rights groups and Black Power groups both have in common?

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both expressed pride in being African American

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What was the name of the famous speech given by Martin Luther King, Jr. at the March on Washington?

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I Have a Dream

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Which phrase best describes the Voting Rights Act of 1965?

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a state cannot impose procedures that deny citizens the right to vote on account of race

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Active participants in the freedom rides included: blacks and whites, college students, clergymen. Who was not an active participant?

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white supremacists

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The Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) helped to get what important piece of legislation passed?

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The Voting Rights Act of 1965

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Which of the following is NOT true about the Black Panther Party?

• the Black Panther Party called for an immediate end to police brutality
• the Black Panther Party provided free meals to the black community
• the Black Panther Party only used violence as a way to achieve justice
• The Black Panther Party was targeted by the FBI

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the Black Panther Party only used violence as a way to achieve justice

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Refusing to use something or buy a product as a form of protest is known as

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a boycott

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Main purpose of the March on Washington D.C. in 1963?

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to demand an end to racial discrimination by federal employers