Why did African Americans in SC continue to experience political and economic oppression?

The state had Jim Crow laws & literacy tests to stop voting.

Why were primaries in South Carolina were not democratic?

Only whites were allowed to vote in the primary election.

What did parents of black children in Clarendon County originally want for their children?

a bus and gas to get their children to school

How did the Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka decision advance the civil rights movement?

declaring segregation in schools violated the 14th amendment

What was the reaction in South Carolina to the decision in Brown v. Board of Education (1954)?

establishment of numerous private “white flight” schools

What did the Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court decision force South Carolina to do?

integrate the black and white school systems

What is a common characteristic of the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments?

aim to protect the civil rights of African Americans

How did most whites in SC respond to the equalization effort after Brown v. Board of Education?

They resisted it & sometimes used violence against blacks.

How were voting rights for African Americans in the South?

limited because of intimidation, violence, & legal loopholes

What was the purpose of the Double V campaign?

to win support for the fight against racism

What did George Elmore’s case help overturn in SC?

the all-white Democratic primary

What did African Americans returning home from fighting in World War II face?

a society that still operated under Jim Crow laws

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1
What methods did the NAACP use to help fight segregation in this country?
Personal appearances by W.E.B. DuBois
Lawsuits and public protests.
Editorials in the newspapers and magazines
Asking for more education for African Americans.
2
Why did African Americans in SC continue to experience political and economic oppression?
The state had Jim Crow laws & literacy tests to stop voting.
The amendments were not intended to solve their problems.
Poor communications kept people from learning about rights.
Many African Americans distrusted the federal government.
3
Why were primaries in South Carolina were not democratic?
Candidates were not allowed to campaign.
Only whites were allowed to vote in the primary election.
Only men were allowed to vote in the primary.
There was only one party in South Carolina.
4
What did parents of black children in Clarendon County originally want for their children?
a bus and gas to get their children to school
repairs to the rundown school their children attended
equal treatment and opportunity for their children
an equal but separate school for their children
5
How did the Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka decision advance the civil rights movement?
banning racial segregation in hotels and restaurants
guaranteeing equal voting rights to African Americans
declaring segregation in schools violated the 14th amendment
upholding principle of separate but equal public facilities
6
What was the reaction in South Carolina to the decision in Brown v. Board of Education (1954)?
calls to appeal the decision to the Supreme Court
support for peaceful integration of schools within 5 years.
establishment of numerous private “white flight” schools
full integration of public schools the following school year
7
What did the Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court decision force South Carolina to do?
close all of the black schools
build better schools for blacks
integrate the black and white school systems
share teachers between the black and white schools
8
Which SC case caused the Supreme Court to challenge “separate but equal” in education?
Dred Scott v. Sanford
Clarendon v. Columbia
Briggs v. Elliot
Plessy v. Ferguson
9
What is a common characteristic of the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments?
strengthen the authority of state governments
offer economic concessions to southern landowners
aim to protect the civil rights of African Americans
guarantee a high standard of living for workers
10
How did most whites in SC respond to the equalization effort after Brown v. Board of Education?
They increased the tax to help fund new homes for blacks.
They embraced it and helped with the process.
They destroyed all new facilities built for blacks.
They resisted it & sometimes used violence against blacks.
11
How were voting rights for African Americans in the South?
fully protected by 15th Amendment to the US Constitution
not written into the Constitution of the United States
limited because of intimidation, violence, & legal loopholes
not an important cause of the Civil Rights Movement
12
What was the purpose of the Double V campaign?
to win support for the fight against racism
to promote war in both European and the Pacific theaters
to encourage people to plant victory gardens & conserve food
to promote the sale of war bonds
13
What idea was supported by the US Supreme Court in the 1896 Plessy v. Ferguson decision?
Temperance
Populism
Women’s Suffrage
Separate but Equal
14
What did George Elmore’s case help overturn in SC?
the GI Bill
the all-white Democratic primary
Plessy v. Ferguson
the doctrine of separate but equal
15
What group of people supported the Double V campaign?
government agencies
civil rights groups
business leaders
labor unions
16
What did African Americans returning home from fighting in World War II face?
a society that had moved away from Jim Crow laws
a lack of energy for the fight for civil rights
equal opportunity for jobs, education, and housing
a society that still operated under Jim Crow laws

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