Civil Rights Notes Review

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What is segregation?

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The social separation of the races

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Which amendment defines citizenship and ensures equal protection under the law?

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The 14th Amendment

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What was the significance of the Brown v. Board of Education decision in 1954?

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It declared segregated schools unconstitutional.

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What is nonviolent resistance?

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Peaceful protest against laws believed to be unfair

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Discuss the impact of Jim Crow laws on African Americans after the Civil War.

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They enforced racial segregation and discrimination

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After Brown v. Board of Education, segregation immediately ended in the United States.

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False

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What was the primary goal of the Civil Rights Movement in the United States?

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To end racial segregation and discrimination against African Americans

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Which landmark Supreme Court case in 1896 established the doctrine of "separate but equal"?

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Plessy v. Ferguson

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Unfair treatment based on prejudice against a certain group

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Discrimination

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The opposite of segregation. ___________ brings previously separated groups back together.

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integration