Important Events during the Civil Rights Era
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Please Note: You can SKIP over the events you provided summaries for on the Civil Rights Timeline. For example, if I was responsible for summarizing Plessy v. Ferguson, I DO NOT have to answer the 2 questions about Plessy v. Ferguson that are included in this assignment.
Use the readings to help you answer questions about each of the Civil Rights events (1-2 sentences EACH).
Why did Linda Brown want to go to another school?
What impact did this case have on the US?
What made the boycott successful?
Why do you think Rosa Parks became the face of the boycott as opposed to Claudette Colvin?
How long after the Brown decision was this?
What 2 roles did the Arkansas National Guard play and why?
What were the sit-ins a protest against?
What was the Freedom Riders’ goal?
Were the rides successful? Explain why or why not.
What was the purpose of the March?
Why had the city earned the nickname “Bombingham”?
Was justice for the victims achieved? Explain.
What role did Presidents Kennedy & Johnson play in passing the Act?
In what ways have Civil Rights expanded for all Americans since 1965?
What were the marches for?
Why were there 3 separate marches?
What is not allowed under the Act?
Why has the Act been changed recently? Do you feel this is true?