Civil Rights Review

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What was the effect of the Supreme Court’s decision in Plessy v. Ferguson?

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It established the doctrine of “separate-but-equal.”

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What role did President Truman play in the advancement of the civil rights movement?

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He ordered the desegregation of the army.

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What did Booker T. Washington, W.E.B. Dubois, and Ida B. Wells have in common?

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They worked for improvements in civil rights.

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Why is the Supreme Court’s decision in Brown v. Board of Education considered a landmark civil rights case?

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It declared the practice of school segregation unconstitutional.

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Which of the following was an effect of Rosa Parks’ refusal to move to the back of the bus? Options: the Freedom Rides, the Greensboro sit-in, the Montgomery Bus Boycott, the Orangeburg Massacre

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the Montgomery Bus Boycott

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Which title best completes the graphic organizer? Options: Civil Rights and the Seventies, Fighting for Segregation, History of the Civil Rights Movement, Peaceful Protests

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Peaceful Protests

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Which statement best describes a role of television during the civil rights movement? Options: It showed only violent protests. , It banned the broadcasting of boycotts and sit-ins., It drew attention to the abuses of the Jim Crow laws. , It aired a debate between Martin Luther King and Malcolm X.

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It drew attention to the abuses of the Jim Crow laws.

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Following the assassination of President Kennedy, several civil rights laws were passed by Congress. Which statement best describes one purpose of those laws? Options: to integrate the military, to limit segregation in public places, to bring the civil rights movement to a close, to protect the rights of all Americans to vote

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to protect the rights of all Americans to vote

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Which civil rights event is pictured here?

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March On Washington

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Which civil rights event is pictured here?

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Lunch Counter Sit-in