Civil Rights and Segregation History

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Which event led to the action shown in this illustration? Options: The revival of nativist policies., The ratification of the Fifteenth Amendment., The Supreme Court ruling in Plessy v. Ferguson., The rise of Social Darwinism.

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The ratification of the Fifteenth Amendment.

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What was one goal of Ku Klux Klan marches held before elections in the early 1900s?

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To prevent racial minorities from participating in the political process.

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Which action opposed the civil rights advances that the Reconstruction amendments had promised? Options: The temperance movement, The passage of Jim Crow laws, The passage of antitrust legislation, The conservation movement.

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The passage of Jim Crow laws.

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U.S. Supreme Court case that made segregation legal in the U.S. - created the "separate but equal" principle.

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Plessy V. Ferguson

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AIM - organization founded in Minnesota for Native Americans

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American Indian Movement

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Lyndon B. Johnson's legacy to end poverty, reducing crime, abolishing inequality and improving the environment -

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The Great Society

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What was Dolores Huerta fighting for?

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To fight for civil rights of farm workers

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Forcing a person to read a paragraph before they were allowed to vote is called a

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Literacy Test

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What Supreme Court ruling said that segregation in public schools was unconstitutional?

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Brown vs. Board of Education

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Who did President Eisenhower send to enforce the decision of school integration?

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United States Army -101st