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The Civil Rights Movement Begins, Nonviolent Protest, Other Perspectives on Civil Rights, And Extending Civil Rights

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Which of the following encouraged the NAACP to become involved with Reverend Oliver Brown's lawsuit against a board of education in Kansas?
D.
the Supreme Court's decision in Sweatt v. Painter
Which of the following best describes the 1957 events at Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas?
A.
Governor Faubus resisted the school's integration with National Guard troops, and President Eisenhower sent federal troops to enforce integration.
What main tactic did the NAACP use to fight for African American equality?
D.
arguing legal cases in court
Jackie Robinson's success in Major League Baseball encouraged most white Americans to
A.
change their views about minorities.
What was the NAACP's goal in filing the 1954 Brown v. Board of Education lawsuit?
B.
to end segregation in public education
In his arguments in Brown v. Board of Education, the lawyer for Oliver and Linda Brown claimed that "separate but equal" public schools were
B.
separate but not truly equal.
Which of the following called upon states to desegregate public schools "with all deliberate speed"?
C.
Brown II
Who was Branch Rickey?
C.
a baseball team's manager who opposed segregation in the sport
What was the difference between the Supreme Court decisions in Sweatt v. Painter and Brown v. Board of Education?
C.
Sweatt struck down "separate but equal" graduate and professional schools. Brown struck down "separate but equal" public schools.
The unanimous Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education was written by
B.
Earl Warren.
The Freedom Summer campaign led to
the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
Which occurred when James Meredith applied to the University of Mississippi?
He was blocked from enrolling.
A result of the media showing the United States the violence against peaceful protestors in Birmingham was
the passing of civil rights legislation.
What thoughts did President Kennedy most likely have in reaction to the violence in Birmingham?
New laws were needed to protect the rights of African Americans.
How were the initial sit-ins during the Birmingham Campaign of 1963 received?
Many people paid little attention to them.
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