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The main goal of the Civil Rights Movement was to
End racial segregation and gain equal rights
Increase the power of state governments
Support isolationist policies
Promote overseas expansion
The landmark case Brown v. Board of Education ruled that
Racial segregation in public schools was unconstitutional
Segregation was allowed under certain conditions
Voting laws could not be challenged
Separate but equal was fair and legal
The doctrine overturned by Brown v. Board of Education was
Judicial review
Manifest Destiny
Due process
Separate but equal
Brown v. Board was a significant Supreme Court decision because it
Began the legal process to desegregate schools
Reduced taxes for African Americans
Lowered the voting age for Americans to 18
Began the legal process to desegregate public spaces
The response to desegregation in Little Rock, Arkansas led President Eisenhower to
Overturn the Supreme Court ruling
Arrest civil rights activists
Close public schools
Send federal troops to enforce integration
Rosa Parks is most famous for
Being elected to the U.S. Senate
Speaking at the March on Washington
Protesting at a college campus
Refusing to give up her seat on a segregated bus
The Montgomery Bus Boycott was sparked by
The March on Washington
Malcolm X's speeches
Passage of the Civil Rights Act
Rosa Parks’ arrest
Martin Luther King Jr. supported
Violent resistance
Military-led reforms
Avoiding political involvement
Nonviolent civil disobedience
Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech was delivered during
The March on Washington
The Selma March
The Montgomery Bus Boycott
The Freedom Rides
The goal of the Freedom Rides was to
Test Supreme Court rulings on desegregated interstate travel
End the Cold War
Encourage literacy programs
Promote local elections
Sit-ins were a form of protest that involved
Protesting outside courthouses
Peacefully occupying segregated public places
Refusing to pay taxes
Blocking highways
The Civil Rights Act of 1964
Established new colonies
Banned requiring a literacy test for all voters
Gave voting rights to children
Banned segregation in public places and employment
The Voting Rights Act of 1965
Eliminated literacy tests and other barriers to voting
Raised the voting age
Created new poll taxes
Allowed states to create new voting restrictions
One effect of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 was
Increased segregation
Decreased voter turnout
Lowered taxes
Increased African American voter registration
Malcolm X differed from Martin Luther King Jr. because he
Promoted Black nationalism and self-defense
Opposed any political change
Refused to speak publicly
Supported colonization of Africa
The Black Power movement encouraged
Passive civil protests
Racial pride and political and economic self-sufficiency
Rejoining European nations
Working only within existing political parties
