Plessy vs. Ferguson
Brown v. Board of Education
Nonviolent Protest
Major Events of the Civil Rights Movement
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What does "segregation" mean?
It means separating people by race .
Black and white people in separate schools, restaurants, water fountains, etc.
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What was the Supreme Court case that said segregation in schools was illegal?
Brown vs. Board of Education
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What does nonviolent protest mean?
Trying to create change without using violence
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Which event happened in 1963 in Washington DC? What was the objective?
March on Washington
It was to protest for equal rights
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What does "inequality" mean?
When people are not treated the same or fairly
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Who was the Black student who could not attend a white school close to her home in Kansas?
Linda Brown
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What are two examples of non violent protests?
Boycotts
Marches
Sit-ins
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At the March on Washington, Martin Luther King Jr. gave a speech. What was the speech about?
His dream for the future. Where everyone was treated equal
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Which Supreme Court case permitted segregation in schools?
Plessy vs. Ferguson
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What does "integration" in schools mean?
white and Black students must attend the same schools together
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Which woman refused to give up her seat on a segregated bus in 1955?
Rosa Parks
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What did students do in the Greensboro Sit-ins?
They protested segregation in public spaces by sitting at a restaurant and refusing to leave
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What did Plessy vs. Ferguson say about segregation?
It said segregation was legal is places were "separate but equal"
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After what year were schools required to integrate?
1954
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What is it called when people stop buying something to protest unfair treatment?
Boycott
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When people protested segregation in Birmingham, Alabama, what happened to the protesters?
They were attacked by dogs and fire hoses
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Was "seperate but equal" really equal? Why not?
No, because public spaces for Black Americans were often smaller and had fewer resources; for example schools had older books and worse conditions
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Which group of students tried to go to a white school in Arkansas and needed soldiers for their protection
Little Rock Nine
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Which Civil Rights leader helped lead the Montgomery Bus Boycott and other peaceful protests?
Martin Luther King Jr.
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What was one example of a boycott in the Civil Rights Movement?
Montgomery Bus Boycott
