The Civil Rights Movement

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12 questions
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What were the laws designed to keep white and black people apart called?

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What is the keeping of white and black people separate called?

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Which of the following were examples of places that were segregated during the Civil Rights Movement? (Multiple Answer)

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Which court case involved the protest of a man named Oliver Brown for his daughter, Linda Brown, to be able to attend a white school that was much closer to her house than the black school?

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Who was Linda Brown's lawyer?

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In Brown V. Board of Education, what did the court rule about school segregation?

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Which important Civil Rights figure refused to give up his/her spot on the bus after a long day of work?

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After Rosa Parks was arrested, who led the protest to boycott busses called the Montgomery Bus Boycott?

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Martin Luther King Jr. believed that African Americans could gain their rights by protesting against unfair laws in what way?

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What was the 1963 march led by Martin Luther King Jr. in which more than 250,000 people marched through Washington, D.C. called?

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What is the name of MLK's most famous speech?

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Which law banned discrimination of any American because of their race, religion, or color?