Civil Rights Flashcard

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Which court case in 1954 ended segregation in schools, and reversed Plessy v. Ferguson?

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Brown v. Board of Education

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In 1896, this court case established the "separate but equal" doctrine for public facilities.

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Plessy v. Ferguson

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Rosa Parks initiated the _____________.

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Montgomery Bus Boycott

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How were Cesar Chavez and Martin Luther King Jr similar in their protest tactics?

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Used nonviolent forms of protest

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How did Cesar Chavez & Dolores Huerta contribute to the Chicano civil rights movement?

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They fought for the rights of exploited laborers

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Malcolm X and the Black Panther Party are associated with ________.

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militancy ("by any means necessary")

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The important Civil Rights Act of 1964 calls for __________.

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the end of discrimination in public areas

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The Voting Rights Act of 1965 prohibited ________.

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any barriers to voting such as literacy tests and poll taxes

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Which government poster is directly related to the Civil Rights Act of 1964? Options: F, G, H, J

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H

Front

These murals were painted during the 1970s in California. This artistic movement demonstrates the contributions of which culture to U.S. art?

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Mexican Americans