Civil Rights Movement in the United States

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What system was developed to discriminate against African Americans after the end of slavery?

Assimilation

Inclusion

Separation (correct)

Integration

In which region were there unwritten rules about where African Americans could live, work, and play?

The South

The West

The North (correct)

The East

Which of the following was a common practice of segregation in the South?

Integrated schools

Shared drinking fountains (correct)

Joint public transportation seating

Equal voting rights

What kept segregation in place in the southern states?

Threat of violence Signup and view all the answers

What two things kept African Americans in a lower social status in the United States?

Denial of voting rights and segregation laws Signup and view all the answers

When did a series of nonviolent protests by African Americans begin to address the mistreatment they faced?

1950s Signup and view all the answers

Which civil rights activist believed in focusing on economic development within the African American community as a way to achieve equality?

Booker T. Washington Signup and view all the answers

'Nonviolence Works!' indicates which approach used during the civil rights movement?

'Peaceful Resistance Works!' Signup and view all the answers

'Little Rock Rocks a Nation!' refers to an event involving the integration of which institution?

Schools Signup and view all the answers

What did Mahalia Jackson do at the Prayer Pilgrimage for Freedom in Washington, D.C., 1957?

Performed gospel music Signup and view all the answers

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What system was developed to discriminate against African Americans after the end of slavery?

In which region were there unwritten rules about where African Americans could live, work, and play?

Which of the following was a common practice of segregation in the South?

What kept segregation in place in the southern states?

What two things kept African Americans in a lower social status in the United States?

When did a series of nonviolent protests by African Americans begin to address the mistreatment they faced?

Which civil rights activist believed in focusing on economic development within the African American community as a way to achieve equality?

'Nonviolence Works!' indicates which approach used during the civil rights movement?

'Little Rock Rocks a Nation!' refers to an event involving the integration of which institution?

What did Mahalia Jackson do at the Prayer Pilgrimage for Freedom in Washington, D.C., 1957?

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