Civil Rights Movement Review

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What is the 24th Amendment?

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The 24th Amendment to the United States Constitution prohibited any poll tax in elections for federal officials.

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Why did civil rights activists protest in Birmingham?

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They wanted to end segregation and draw national attention to racial injustice.

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Televising the protests had what effect on opponents of the Civil Rights Movement?

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It exposed the violence and injustice, leading some to reconsider their views.

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Martin Luther King, Jr.’s approach to fighting for equal rights was:

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Nonviolent resistance

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The goal of the 1963 March on Washington was:

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to demand civil and economic rights for African Americans

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What did Malcolm X encourage African Americans to do earlier in his involvement with the Civil Rights Movement? What about later in his life?

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He encouraged them to separate from white society earlier and later supported working with other civil rights leaders.

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President Eisenhower sent federal troops to protect students in which city?

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Little Rock