Civil Rights Movement

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What was the result of the Brown v. Board of Education case?

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Segregation in public schools became illegal.

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Thurgood Marshall was famous for being the first African-American Supreme Court Justice and....

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The lawyer who won Brown v. the Board of Education

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What was the purpose of the Civil Rights Act of 1964?

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It made Jim Crow Laws illegal.

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Which of the following best describes the Montgomery Bus Boycott? Options: Segregation on buses became illegal after a couple of days of boycotting, Segregation on buses became illegal after months of boycotting, African-Americans blocked the streets preventing buses from operating, Martin Luther King was arrested for not giving up his seat

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Segregation on buses became illegal after months of boycotting

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What event occurred at the marked location? Options: The March on Washington, The passing of the 24th Amendment, The assassination of MLK, The Montgomery Bus Boycott

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The Montgomery Bus Boycott

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How did television help the civil rights movement?

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Americans were able to see the violence and protests as they happened.

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.... this sign represents what laws in the South

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Jim Crow Laws

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What best describes Jim Crow laws? Options: better opportunities for women, African Americans gaining full civil and political rights, discrimination laws focused on Native Americans, unequal opportunities for African Americans in housing, jobs, and education

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unequal opportunities for African Americans in housing, jobs, and education

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What piece of Congressional legislation (law) was passed as a result of the 1963 March on Washington? Options: Brown v. Board of Education, Plessy v. Ferguson, Civil Rights Act of 1964, G.I. Bill

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Civil Rights Act of 1964

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What BEST represents Dr. King's approach to achieving civil rights? Options: nonviolence, disunity, appeasement, conformity

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nonviolence