APUSH Civil Rights Review

Front

Segregation laws in the south were nicknamed

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Jim Crow laws

Front

Which was NOT a way African Americans were kept from the voting polls in the south? Options: Implementing literacy tests, Charging a poll tax, violence, Providing free transportation to the polls

Back

Providing free transportation to the polls

Front

Which Supreme Court case overturned Plessy v. Ferguson?

Back

Brown v. Board of Education

Front

What did the court rule in Brown v. Board?

Back

The court ruled that racial segregation in public schools is unconstitutional.

Front

What was the collective name of the students who integrated Central High School in Little Rock, AR in 1957?

Back

Little Rock Nine

Front

Which president sent in the US Army to protect the students integrating Central High School in Little Rock?

Back

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Front

Who kickstarted the Montgomery Bus Boycott by refusing to give up her seat on the bus to a white man?

Back

Rosa Parks

Front

Who was called upon to lead the Montgomery Bus Boycott and became the face/spokesperson for the movement?

Back

Martin Luther King Jr.

Front

What was the result of the Montgomery Bus Boycott?

Back

The end of bus segregation in Montgomery.

Front

What civil rights organization was founded by MLK, Jr. and several other religious leaders?

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Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)