Voting Rights Act 1965

Helped minorities vote, Outlawed literacy tests to vote

Who were the Freedom Riders?

Civil rights workers who took bus trips to challenge illegal segregation

when people show they don't like something peacefully, without using force.

Voting Rights Act 1965:

A law which help end barriers to African Americans suffrage (voting).

What was the purpose of Freedom Summer?

to get African Americans registered to vote in Mississippi

Which best describes the significance of Thurgood Marshall?

lawyer for NAACP and first black justice on Supreme Court

what is afirmative action

assisting historicaly dissadvantaged racial groups in education and jobs.

promoted armed self defense against in the quest for social equality

How was Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcom X different

King believed in non violent protests and Malcolm X did not.

Martin Luther King, Jr. was...

A pastor who worked hard to change rules for equal rights

What was Rosa Parks known for?

Sitting in the front of the bus when it was illegal for Black people.

Who were the "Freedom Riders?"

Students who rode interstate buses into the segregated south

Civil Rights Act 1964

Outlawed discrimination in public places and employment based on race, reli

segregation which occurred because of tradition or practice

Overturned Plessy vs. Ferguson and ended school segregation

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Voting Rights Act 1965
Helped minorities vote
Outlawed literacy tests to vote
Pushed for more federal power
Allowed women to vote
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Who were the Freedom Riders?
Civil rights workers who took bus trips to challenge illegal segregation
Black students sat at white-only lunch counters
Outlawed discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex etc.
Civil rights leader
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Nonviolent Protest:
when people show they don't like something peacefully, without using force.
a protest where people act aggressively and unfriendly.
when people try to get attention for a cause by encouraging violence.
when people gather forcefully and strongly to ask for a change.
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Voting Rights Act 1965:
A law end the slavery.
A law which help end barriers to African Americans suffrage (voting).
A law which help end barriers to Native Americans suffrage.
A law which helped women to get suffrage (voting rights).
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What was the purpose of Freedom Summer?
to protect African Americans from the KKK
to get African Americans registered to vote in Mississippi
to protest Jim Crow laws
to enforce integration of Southern schools
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Thurgood Marshall was the first African American
Baptist minister.
history teacher.
Supreme Court judge.
baseball player.
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Martin Luther King, Jr.
50s
60s
80s
70s
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Rosa Parks' arrest for refusing to give up her seat sparked what early Civil Rights protest?
Freedom Rides
March on Washington
Selma to Montgomery March
Montgomery Bus Boycott
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Which best describes the significance of Thurgood Marshall?
founder of the NAACP
founder of the Black Panthers
organized an educational and vocational college for blacks
lawyer for NAACP and first black justice on Supreme Court
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De jure segregation?
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Segregation imposed by law
Segregation by unwritten custom or Tradition
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what is afirmative action
the president apriving a bill by congress
assisting historicaly dissadvantaged religous groups in education and jobs.
assisting historicaly dissadvantaged racial groups in education and jobs.
the president vito'ing a bill from congress
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Black Panther Party
promoted safety for panthers
promoted non violence
promoted candidates for President
promoted armed self defense against in the quest for social equality
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How was Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcom X different
King believed in non violent protests and Malcolm X did not.
King was raised in foster care and Malcolm X was not.
King believed in using violence and Malcom X did not?
King was white and Malcolm X was . black
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Martin Luther King, Jr. was...
A priest who worked hard to change rules for equal rights.
A man who invented the Ford F250
President of the United States
A pastor who worked hard to change rules for equal rights
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What was Rosa Parks known for?
Marching at Selma
Sitting in the front of the bus when it was illegal for Black people.
Sitting in at a whites-only diner
Speaking in Washington D.C. for Civil Rights
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This political organization promoted socialism and black power.
Power to the People Party
Black Nationalist Party
Afrocentric Party
Black Panther Party
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Who were the "Freedom Riders?"
Members of the KKK who attack civil rights activists.
Students who rode interstate buses into the segregated south
Students who were petitioning for driving rights for blacks
This was a name for civil rights marchers.
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Civil Rights Act 1964
Outlawed discrimination in public places and employment based on race, reli
Required all citizens to aid in apprehending runaway slaves
Established a federal Civil Rights Commission
Required the federal government to purchase a large amount of silver each m
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De facto segregation
segregation which occurred because of laws
segregation which occurred because of tradition or practice
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Brown vs. Board:
Provided equal rights for women to vote
Overturned Plessy vs. Ferguson and ended school segregation
Allowed Black men the right to vote without poll taxes
Affirmed Plessy vs. Ferguson and kept school segregation

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