Civil Rights

Which of the following BEST defines Segregation?

• no separation of people by race or ethnicity

• separation of people by race or ethnicity

• The act of disliking someone based on race or ethnicity

The court case Brown v Board of Education changed...

• All American citizens could use the same transportation

• Separate but equal schools was not allowed

• Separate but equal schoolswas now allowed

In the court case of Brown v Board of Education, Thurgood Marshall argued that...

• The segregated schools were flawed due to the separation of kids

• The all white schools were closer to parks and quiet streets

• The segregated schools were unequal, so it was a flawed system

Check all of the following reasons for a push for Civil Rights during this era

• WWII & Korean War had many minorities help fight for America

• The new presidents felt it was a time for change in America to be more modern

• Cold War, many communists tried to say it was capitalism that was racist

• Television, it gave people a living room seat to the unjust and violent acts against minorities

Who is the man who broke the professional baseball color barrier on April 15th, 1947? (pictured above)

• Willie Mays

• Jackie Robinson

• Larry Doby

• Ray Campanella

Thurgood Marshall was famously known for...

• Being a speaker and nonviolent activist during the civil rights era

• Sitting on a diner counter seat until being served in a whites only restaurant

• the NAACP's top lawyer who worked on many cases to help right civil rights laws

The man known for advocating for non-vilent protests, civil disobedience against unjust laws, and speeches of wanting ALL Americans to live together

• John F Kennedy

• Thurgood Marshall

• Martin Luther King Jr

• Malcolm X

Breaking the law or creating a disturbance in a non-violent way to gain attention of it's unjust nature is known as...

• Boycotting

• Civil Disobedience

• Strikes

• Petition

Check ALL of the following that the Civil Rights Act of 1964 helped end discrimination/segregation in

• Transportations

• Restaurants

• Voting Rights

• Movie Theaters

The Voting Rights Act of 1965 end discrimination in voting by outlawing...

• Voting Fraud

• Literacy Tests

• Voter Registration