9.1 Early Demand for Equality

What was the Montgomery Bus Boycott?

• A boycott of all public transportation in Montgomery

• A protest against the Vietnam War

• A boycott of all private businesses in Montgomery

• A protest against police brutality

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Who was Earl Warren? (a)  

• A Supreme Court Justice
• A civil rights activist
• A U.S. President
• A military general

What did the Civil Rights Act of 1957 accomplish?

• It ended segregation in public schools

• It ended segregation in public transportation

• It ended segregation in voting

• It ended segregation in housing

Who was known as the "Mother of the Civil Rights Movement"? (a)  

• Daisy Bates
• Fannie Lou Hamer
• Ella Baker
• Rosa Parks

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What is the difference between de facto segregation and de jure segregation?

• De facto segregation is segregation by law, while de jure segregation is segregation by practice.
• De facto segregation is segregation by practice, while de jure segregation is segregation by law.
• De facto segregation refers to segregation in housing, while de jure segregation refers to segregation in education.
• De facto segregation refers to segregation in education, while de jure segregation refers to segregation in housing.

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Who was the first African American to serve on the US Supreme Court? (a)  

• Thurgood Marshall
• Martin Luther King Jr.
• Malcolm X
• W. E. B. Du Bois

What was the landmark Supreme Court case that declared segregation in public schools to be unconstitutional? (a)  

• Brown v. Board of Education
• Plessy v. Ferguson
• Dred Scott v. Sandford
• Miranda v. Arizona

What were the Jim Crow laws?

• Laws that enforced racial segregation
• Laws that protected the rights of minorities
• Laws that abolished segregation
• Laws that promoted civil rights

Which organization was founded to fight against racial segregation through non-violent direct action?

• Congress of Racial Equality (CORE)
• National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
• Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)
• Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)

What was the significance of the NAACP's court cases, such as Brown v. Board of Education?

• They challenged the constitutionality of segregation and led to the end of de jure segregation
• They fought against de facto segregation in the North
• They focused on voting rights for African Americans
• They worked to integrate the armed forces