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What event led to the end of legal segregation in public schools in the United States?
What event led to the end of legal segregation in public schools in the United States?
- Freedom Summer
- March on Washington
- Brown v. Board of Education (1954) (correct)
- Letter from Birmingham Jail
Which civil rights leader played a key role in the Montgomery Bus Boycott by refusing to give up her seat to a white passenger?
Which civil rights leader played a key role in the Montgomery Bus Boycott by refusing to give up her seat to a white passenger?
- Thurgood Marshall
- Martin Luther King Jr. (correct)
- Malcolm X
- George Wallace
Which organization was founded by students to combat racial segregation and injustice through nonviolent means?
Which organization was founded by students to combat racial segregation and injustice through nonviolent means?
- Black Panthers
- Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (correct)
- Freedom Ride
- Voting Rights Act 1965
Which legislation signed in 1964 outlawed major forms of discrimination against racial, ethnic, national, and religious minorities and women?
Which legislation signed in 1964 outlawed major forms of discrimination against racial, ethnic, national, and religious minorities and women?
Which significant social program was established as part of President Lyndon B. Johnson's 'Great Society' initiative to fight poverty and racial injustice?
Which significant social program was established as part of President Lyndon B. Johnson's 'Great Society' initiative to fight poverty and racial injustice?