1850-1948
1950-1953
1954
100
Fill in the Blank.... 1896: Plessy v. Ferguson established the “________________but____________” doctrine that would become the constitutional basis for segregation.
Plessy v. Ferguson established the “separate but equal”
100
1953: Justice _______________________would go on to deliver the unanimous ruling in the Brown v. Boardcase.
Justice Earl Warren
200
1899: The Court’s opinion argued that there was no evidence in the record that the decision was based on racial ___________________and that the distribution of public funds for public education was within the discretion of school authorities.
The Court’s opinion argued that there was no evidence in the record that the decision was based on racial discrimination
200
1951: Davis et al.ICounty School Board of Prince Edward County, Virginia, et al., was another of the cases eventually consolidated as______________________________________________________.
Davis et al.ICounty School Board of Prince Edward County, Virginia, et al., was another of the cases eventually consolidated as Brown v. Board of Education.
300
1857: The ______________________________denied citizenship to Black people, setting the stage for their treatment as second class citizens.
The Supreme Court denied citizenship
300
1952:  The U. S. District Court unanimously ______________________________the Davis plaintiffs’ request to order desegregation of Prince Edward County, VA, schools, ordering the "equalization" of Black schools instead.
 The U. S. District Court unanimously rejected the Davis plaintiffs’
300
1954: Brown II was intended to work out the mechanics of desegregation. Due to the vagueness of the term "all deliberate speed," many states were able to stall the Court’s order to desegregate their schools. The legal and ____________obstacles that southern states put in place and encouraged, in their effort to thwart integration, served as a catalyst for the student protests that launched the civil rights movement.
Brown II was intended to work out the mechanics of desegregation. Due to the vagueness of the term "all deliberate speed," many states were able to stall the Court’s order to desegregate their schools. The legal and social obstacles
400
1948: The NAACP defense team attacked the "equal" standard so that the "separate" standard would, in turn, become _________________.
 The NAACP defense team attacked the "equal" standard so that the "separate" standard would, in turn, become vulnerable.
400
1952: The Supreme Court agreed to hear all _____________of the school desegregation cases collectively. This grouping was significant because it showed school segregation as a national issue, not just a southern one.
The Supreme Court agreed to hear all five of the school desegregation cases collectively.
500
1909: The _____________became the primary tool for the legal attack on segregation, eventually trying the Brown v. Board of Education case.
The NAACP became the primary tool
500
1950: The Bolling case became one of the consolidated Brown cases. The U. S. Supreme Court would eventually file a separate opinion on Bolling because the ___________________________was not applicable in Washington, D.C.
The Bolling case became one of the consolidated Brown cases. The U. S. Supreme Court would eventually file a separate opinion on Bolling because the 14th Amendment was not applicable in Washington, D.C.
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