Civil Rights exam

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To set apart from the rest or from each other.

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segregate

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A form of protest where people refuse to leave a place until their demands are met.

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sit-ins

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Laws in southern states that strictly enforced segregation in public facilities

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Jim Crow laws

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U.S. Supreme Court case that declared state laws for separate public schools to be unfair.

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Brown v. Board of Ed.

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The refusal to comply with certain laws.

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civil disobedience

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What was the result of the Brown versus Board of Education court case in 1954?

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Segregation of public schools became illegal

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Which of the following best describes the Montgomery Bus Boycott? Options: Segregation on buses became illegal a few days after Rosa Parks began the protest, Thousands of blacks blocked the streets so that buses could not finish their routes, Martin Luther King was arrested for not giving up his seat to a white person, Segregation of buses became illegal after many months of protesting

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Segregation of buses became illegal after many months of protesting

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The main goal of the freedom riders was to 

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pressure the federal government to enforce the law banning segregation on interstate buses

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On February 1, 1960, four freshman from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical College began a "sit in" demonstration in Greensboro, North Carolina. They were protesting the segregated "whites only" policy at Woolworth's lunch counter. Which statement explains why their protest was effective?

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The Sit In protest was effective, because the Woolworth was so jammed with protesters, that store began to lose money.

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What is one of the main arguments against segregation in schools? Options: They argue that segregation is a constitutional right of theirs., They argue that it is just not fair., They argue that segregated schools cannot be made "equal."

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They argue that segregated schools cannot be made "equal."