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What was one of Ella Baker's roles in the civil rights movement?
What was one of Ella Baker's roles in the civil rights movement?
Which civil rights activist participated in most of the big civil rights protests?
Which civil rights activist participated in most of the big civil rights protests?
What did the passing of civil rights laws and Martin Luther King Jr.'s death signify to some people?
What did the passing of civil rights laws and Martin Luther King Jr.'s death signify to some people?
Which group was historically left at a disadvantage due to discrimination according to the text?
Which group was historically left at a disadvantage due to discrimination according to the text?
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What policy is mentioned in the text as designed to provide more opportunities for disadvantaged groups?
What policy is mentioned in the text as designed to provide more opportunities for disadvantaged groups?
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Who was elected to Congress in 1986 after being a civil rights activist and founder of the SNCC?
Who was elected to Congress in 1986 after being a civil rights activist and founder of the SNCC?
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What legislation signed by President Lyndon B. Johnson outlawed segregation in public places and banned job discrimination?
What legislation signed by President Lyndon B. Johnson outlawed segregation in public places and banned job discrimination?
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Which Civil Rights leader was sentenced to 60 years in prison in 2005 for his involvement in crimes during the civil rights movement?
Which Civil Rights leader was sentenced to 60 years in prison in 2005 for his involvement in crimes during the civil rights movement?
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What major event passed by President Lyndon B. Johnson guaranteed African Americans the right to vote?
What major event passed by President Lyndon B. Johnson guaranteed African Americans the right to vote?
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Which organization joined a voter registration drive in Selma, Alabama, in early 1965?
Which organization joined a voter registration drive in Selma, Alabama, in early 1965?
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What period of unrest, characterized by riots in African American neighborhoods in various cities, was known as the 'long, hot summers'?
What period of unrest, characterized by riots in African American neighborhoods in various cities, was known as the 'long, hot summers'?
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Who pushed hard to pass the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and signed it into law on July 2 of that year?
Who pushed hard to pass the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and signed it into law on July 2 of that year?
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What method of protest did the young students in Birmingham, Alabama use to challenge the city’s segregation laws?
What method of protest did the young students in Birmingham, Alabama use to challenge the city’s segregation laws?
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Which civil rights activist was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964?
Which civil rights activist was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964?
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In which state did the Ku Klux Klan members beat and shoot to death civil rights workers Andrew Goodman, Michael Schwerner, and James Chaney?
In which state did the Ku Klux Klan members beat and shoot to death civil rights workers Andrew Goodman, Michael Schwerner, and James Chaney?
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What organization began helping African Americans register to vote in Mississippi?
What organization began helping African Americans register to vote in Mississippi?
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How were African Americans in the South often prevented from registering to vote?
How were African Americans in the South often prevented from registering to vote?
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What tragic event led to the deaths of Andrew Goodman, Michael Schwerner, and James Chaney in the Civil Rights movement?
What tragic event led to the deaths of Andrew Goodman, Michael Schwerner, and James Chaney in the Civil Rights movement?
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