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