Events That Led to the Civil Rights Movement

Which court case established the 'separate but equal' doctrine?

• Plessy v. Ferguson

• Brown v. Board of Education

• Reconstruction Amendments

• Ku Klux Klan Act of 1871

What did the 14th Amendment guarantee?

• Right to vote for all citizens

• Equal protection under the law

• Right to bear arms

• Freedom of speech

What was the Ku Klux Klan?

• An organization that fought for civil rights

• A group that promoted racial equality

• A white supremacist organization

• A political party

Which court case overturned the 'separate but equal' doctrine?

• Plessy v. Ferguson

• Brown v. Board of Education

• Reconstruction Amendments

• Ku Klux Klan Act of 1871

What did the 15th Amendment guarantee?

• Right to vote for all male citizens

• Equal protection under the law

• Right to bear arms

• Freedom of speech

What was the purpose of the Jim Crow Laws in the South?

• To promote racial equality

• To ensure racial segregation and maintain white supremacy

• To grant equal rights to Black Americans

• To protect the rights of Native Americans

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

• It established the 'separate but equal' doctrine

• It upheld the constitutionality of racial segregation

• It declared segregation in public schools unconstitutional

• It legalized Jim Crow Laws

What was the purpose of the Reconstruction Amendments?

• To abolish slavery

• To grant citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States

• To guarantee all male citizens the right to vote

• All of the above

What did the Ku Klux Klan Act of 1871 aim to achieve?

• To establish the 'separate but equal' doctrine

• To suppress the activities of the Ku Klux Klan

• To grant women the right to vote

• To enforce racial segregation in the Southern United States

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

• To end segregation in public places and ban employment discrimination

• To grant women the right to vote

• To establish the right to bear arms

• To protect the freedom of speech