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Which Supreme Court case declared the 'separate but equal' doctrine unconstitutional?

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Brown v. Board of Education

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During the first half of the 19th century, what did the abolition movement work to achieve?

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end slavery

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How did white Southerners regain control of Southern state governments after Reconstruction?

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By limiting voting rights of African Americans.

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The separate but equal principle established by the decision in Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) led to the

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spread of racially segregated public facilities

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The situation shown in the illustration demonstrates the operation of the following laws: Emancipation Proclamation, poll tax, slave codes, Jim Crow laws.

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Jim Crow laws

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Which term best describes the practice shown in this illustration?

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segregation

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During the Reconstruction Era, one reason for the formation of the Ku Klux Klan was to

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prevent formerly enslaved persons from exercising their rights

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Beginning in the late 1800s, poll taxes, literacy tests, and grandfather clauses were used to

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prevent African Americans from voting

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The 'separate but equal' principle established by the Supreme Court in Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) resulted in:

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continuation of racial segregation

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The Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s influenced American society by

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increasing awareness of African American contributions to American culture