What law did Congress pass in 1965 that ended the poll tax?
the Voting Rights Act
What man was a leader in the civil rights movement who inspired many Americans?
Martin Luther King Jr.
Which act outlawed the Jim Crow laws and when was it passed by Congress?
The Civil Rights Act of 1964
When did schools start to desegregate?
the 1950s and 1960s
Before desegregation it was hard for African American children to get a good ________________.
education
What are three ways in which people worked together to change unfair laws towards African Americans and other minorities?
They gave speeches, used boycotts and marched (or had sit-ins) in the streets
Which of the following is NOT mentioned in this week's paper as a place in Virginia where you can learn about the Civil Rights Movement?
the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
the Virginia Air and Space Museum
The Newsome House Museum
the Robert Russa Morton Museum
Harry F. Byrd Sr. was a ________________.
U.S. Senator
The Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education declared that these had to be desegregated.
schools
Which of the following was not a way Martin Luther King Jr. believed could help African Americans get equal rights?
sit-ins
speeches
burning public buildings
marches
The first African American fighter pilots were known as ______ _______________ ______________
the Tuskegee Airmen
The president who ordered the military to remain integrated after WWII was _______________________.
Harry Truman
The huge fight against desegregation led by Harry F. Byrd Sr. was called _________________ ____________________.
Massive Resistance
Full equality of all races in the use of public facilities is called _______________.
integration
Abolishment of racial segregation is called ___________________.
desegregation
The idea that people of different races would remain segregated but have equal rights is called _____________ ____ ___________.
separate but equal
