Civil Rights Movement Flashcards

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What happened to the Civil Rights Act of 1875?

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It was struck down by the Supreme Court in 1883. They deemed it 'unconstitutional'.

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Who was one of the NAACP’s best lawyers during this time?

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Thurgood Marshall

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This Supreme Court decision ruled that as long as 'separate but equal' institutions and accommodations existed, it did not violate the 14th Amendment.

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Plessy v. Ferguson

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These laws were designed to keep races separate - interracial marriages were banned, separate schools, waiting rooms, railroad coaches, elevators, witness stands, etc.

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Jim Crow Laws

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This Supreme Court decision unanimously struck down segregation in school as a violation of the Equal Protection Clause in the 14th Amendment.

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Brown v. Board of Education

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The refusal to obey unjust laws is called

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Civil Disobedience

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Who prevented the 'Little Rock Nine' from attending the white high school in Little Rock, Arkansas?

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Governor Orval Faubus

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Which of the following is an example of practicing CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE?

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Sitting at a 'whites only' lunch counter, politely asking to be served

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This student organization began protesting segregation by sitting at a 'white only' lunch counter.

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Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)

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This group rode buses throughout the south to protest that bus de-segregation laws were not being enforced.

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The Freedom Riders