BRHS Civil Rights Movement STAAR Review

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What protest would Martin Luther King have opposed? Options: Sit-In, Bus Boycott, March on Washington, Race Riots

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Race Riots

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

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Segregation in public schools became illegal

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Thurgood Marshall was famous for being the first African-American Supreme Court Justice and....

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Winning the Brown v. the Board of Education case

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What was the purpose of the Civil Rights Act of 1964? Options: It made Jim Crow Laws illegal, It allowed African-Americans to run for political office, It ended segregation in school, It made poll taxes illegal

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It made Jim Crow Laws illegal

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What was the purpose of the Voting Rights Act of 1965? Options: It gave African-American women the right to vote, It made literacy tests to vote illegal, It made Jim Crow Laws illegal, It allowed all African-Americans to vote

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It made literacy tests to vote illegal

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The March on Washington is most famous for...

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MLK gave his famous "I Have a Dream" speech

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Which of the following best describes the Montgomery Bus Boycott? Options: Segregation on buses became illegal after a couple of days of boycotting, Segregation on buses became illegal after months of boycotting, African-Americans blocked the streets preventing buses from operating, Martin Luther King was arrested for not giving up his seat

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Segregation on buses became illegal after months of boycotting

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What is the purpose of the 24th Amendment?

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It made poll taxes illegal.

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What organization did W.E.B. Du Bois found?

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NAACP

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This amendment granted African American men the right to vote (1870).

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