What was the primary goal of the NAACP when it was founded?

To challenge segregation and discrimination in the courts

What organization was formed in 1909 to challenge segregation and racial discrimination in the courts?

The NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People)

What was the impact of the Plessy v. Ferguson decision on African American education?

It legalized segregated schools

After the Plessy v. Ferguson ruling, what happened to the legal status of racial segregation in public spaces?

It became legally sanctioned and widespread

What was the main issue in the Plessy v. Ferguson case?

Segregation on public transportation

How did the NAACP work to challenge Plessy v. Ferguson and Jim Crow laws?

By filing legal challenges to segregation in courts

How did the Plessy v. Ferguson decision affect African Americans' civil rights?

It legitimized racial segregation

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Connect the decision of Plessy v. Ferguson to the expansion of Jim Crow laws and the formation of the NAACP.

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1
The Plessy v. Ferguson decision was eventually overturned by which Supreme Court decision in 1954?
Miranda v. Arizona
Gideon v. Wainwright
Roe v. Wade
Brown v. Board of Education
2
What was the primary goal of the NAACP when it was founded?
To establish African American businesses
To fight for the abolition of slavery
To provide financial assistance to African Americans
To challenge segregation and discrimination in the courts
3
Which U.S. Supreme Court decision created the legal foundation for Jim Crow laws in the South?
Brown v. Board of Education
Dred Scott v. Sandford
Marbury v. Madison
Plessy v. Ferguson
4
What organization was formed in 1909 to challenge segregation and racial discrimination in the courts?
The NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People)
The Black Panther Party
The Southern Poverty Law Center
The Civil Rights Movement
5
What was the impact of the Plessy v. Ferguson decision on African American education?
It created separate schools but ensured equal funding
It ended discriminatory practices in schools
It led to integrated schools across the nation
It legalized segregated schools
6
Which legal case did the NAACP use to challenge the Plessy v. Ferguson decision in later years?
Gideon v. Wainwright
Roe v. Wade
Marbury v. Madison
Brown v. Board of Education
7
What year was the Plessy v. Ferguson decision handed down by the Supreme Court?
1910
1865
1896
1877
8
Which of the following was an example of a Jim Crow law?
Segregation in schools
Separate railroad cars for Black and white passengers
Voting restrictions based on literacy tests
All of the above
9
After the Plessy v. Ferguson ruling, what happened to the legal status of racial segregation in public spaces?
It was allowed but only in southern states
It was immediately overturned by Congress
It was declared unconstitutional
It became legally sanctioned and widespread
10
Jim Crow laws were primarily aimed at which group of people?
African Americans
Immigrants
Women
Native Americans
11
What was the main issue in the Plessy v. Ferguson case?
Segregation on public transportation
Economic inequality
Voting rights for African Americans
The abolition of slavery
12
How did the NAACP work to challenge Plessy v. Ferguson and Jim Crow laws?
By filing legal challenges to segregation in courts
By providing financial support to African American families
By advocating for voting rights in Congress
By organizing protests and boycotts
13
The Plessy v. Ferguson case upheld which doctrine that justified racial segregation?
Reconstruction Amendments
Separate but Equal
Equal Protection
Civil Rights Act
14
Which famous lawyer, later Supreme Court Justice, played a key role in the NAACP’s legal challenges to segregation?
Thurgood marshall
John Marshall
Earl Warren
Clarence Thomas
15
How did the Plessy v. Ferguson decision affect African Americans' civil rights?
It led to full equality for African Americans
It increased political participation among African Americans
It legitimized racial segregation
It immediately ended discrimination in the South

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