This civil rights leader helped write the declaration for the Briggs v. Elliott court case.
Modjeska Simkins
100
Established that separate facilities for the races was legal as long as they were equal
Plessy v. Ferguson
100
This was the launching of a building program to modernize schools for African Americans in an effort to resist integration
Equalization Effort
100
Name one of the two agreements between countries that lowered tariffs and led to the loss of textile jobs to foreign companies where wages were lower.
NAFTA ( North American Free Trade Agreement) or GATT (General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade)
100
How does having an extensive road system in SC help the economy of the state?
provides jobs, promotes tourism, creates routes for goods to reach consumers
200
This civil rights leader was an active member of the NAACP, also worked towards equalizing teacher salaries, and worked towards reforming the white primaries in Elmore v. Rice
Modjeska Simkins
200
United States Supreme Court ruled that the white primary was inconstitutional and that reform was required.
Elmore v. Rice
200
This SC senator authored the "Southern Manifesto" in which he condemned the Brown decision for upsetting race relations in the South
Strom Thurmond
200
What does it mean to be a "right to work" state?
no labor unions
200
How does having a technical college system attract new businesses to the state?
It trains the workforce in a specific skill
300
founded citizenship schools to improve literacy among the African American community and increase voter registration
Septima Clarke
300
Overturned the Plessy v. Ferguson decision by calling for the integration of public schools "with all deliberate speed"
Brown v. Board of Education Topeka Kansas
300
These students planned a sit-in at a Rock Hill lunch counter
Friendship Nine
300
This was established in 1954 in order to attract businesses to South Carolina
State Development Board
300
What President ordered the desegregation of the mililtary in 1948?
Harry Truman
400
The first graduate of the new law school aat South Carolina State
Matthew Perry
400
Though the court ruled against the parents of Clarendon county in this case, it was one of five that led to the Brown v. Board of Education court case.
Briggs v. Elliott
400
This is the term for a protest tactic in which protesters refused to pay their bail and instead served out their jail sentences, thus straining the local prison system.
Jail no Bail tactic
400
Name one of the three characteristics of South Carolina that helps recruits businesses from other parts of the Country and from Europe
tax breaks, low wages, no labor unions
400
What two Presidents supported the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965
?
John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson
500
Used the courts to pushed for integration of schools to conform to the Brown decision.
Matthew Perry
500
This case was originally dismissed due to a technicality but with the help of the NAACP and Modjeska Simkins a new case was formed to equal treatment under the 14th amendment
Briggs v. Elliott
500
This event got little attention in the national press and was overshadowed by:
the assassination of Dr. King in April of 1968
500
What three ports does the State Ports Authority oversee?
Charleston, Georgetown, Port Royal
500
This modern president appealed to SOuth Carolinians because of his stand on taxes and the cold war.