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