Civil Rights Movement Key Concepts

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which of the following shows a CORRECT pairing of a civil rights organization and its key idea?
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Congress of racial equality (CORE)= lawsuits to challenge segregation laws,
southern Christian leadership conference (SCLC)= "black power" and militant protest.,
student nonviolent coordinating committee (SNCC)= sit-ins at segregated lunch counters.,
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)= Peaceful boycotts and protests

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student nonviolent coordinating committee (SNCC)= sit-ins at segregated lunch counters.

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How did the protests at Birmingham and the March on Washington bring about the Civil Rights Act of 1964?

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They helped swing public opinion in favor of civil rights legislation

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Which of the following was an effect of the Montgomery Bus Boycott (1955-1956)?
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The bus boycott put pressure on President Kennedy who began work on a Civil Rights law
By the end of the boycott, the city bus system continued to segregate black passengers
It showed the effectiveness of "black power" and the use of force to bring about change
Martin Luther King formed the SCLC and became the leader of the civil rights movement

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Martin Luther King formed the SCLC and became the leader of the civil rights movement

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In 1896, the Supreme Court ruled in Plessy v. Ferguson that —

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separate but equal facilities for African Americans were legal

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How did the protests at Birmingham and the March on Washington bring about the Civil Rights Act of 1964?

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They helped swing public opinion in favor of civil rights legislation.

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What action did President Dwight Eisenhower take when Governor Orval Faubus refused to allow African-American students to attend Central H School in Little Rock, Arkansas?

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He sent the U.S. Army to Little Rock to enforce the law.

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All of the following are examples of nonviolent demonstration against racial segregation in the United States in the 1960s EXCEPT:
Montgomery bus boycott, freedom riders, lunch counter sit-ins

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the integration of “Ole Miss”

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In 1954, the Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka decision was a major victory for the civil rights movement because the Supreme Court

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declared that racial segregation in public schools violated the 14th amendment

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The Voting Rights Act of 1965 provided for

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An end to all literacy tests and federal supervision of registration in southern states and counties.

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A major goal of President Lyndon B. Johnson’s Great Society was to

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end poverty in the United States