The Civil Rights Act of 1964 stated that _________________.
Public places could not be segregated
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What was the purpose of the March on Washington?
To gain equal access to jobs and freedom for all
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What did the Sibley Commission recommend?
School boards should be allowed to decide if they want to integrate
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Before he was governor, how did Lester Maddox show his opposition to the 1964 Civil Rights Act?
Refused to serve African Americans at his restaurant
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Which civil rights leader was the keynote speaker at the March on Washington, wrote a series of graphic novels called "March", and was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives?
John Lewis
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Define Jim Crow Laws
Laws in the South that required separation between races
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The NAACP argued that Linda Brown and other students in segregated schools did not receive the right to equal protection of the laws guaranteed by which amendment
14th Amendment
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The term "Bloody Sunday" was used to describe the events of...
The Selma to Montgomery Freedom March
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Sit-ins involved
college students sitting at white lunch counters enduring threats and violence, a form of non-violent protest
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What is it called when people stop using a service in order to create change?
