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What position did Rosa Parks hold within the NAACP?
What position did Rosa Parks hold within the NAACP?
Why was Rosa Parks chosen as a test case to challenge bus segregation laws?
Why was Rosa Parks chosen as a test case to challenge bus segregation laws?
What was a significant outcome of the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
What was a significant outcome of the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
Why is Rosa Parks often referred to as the 'mother of the Civil Rights Movement'?
Why is Rosa Parks often referred to as the 'mother of the Civil Rights Movement'?
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How long did the Montgomery Bus Boycott last?
How long did the Montgomery Bus Boycott last?
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What was the primary goal of the NAACP when it was founded?
What was the primary goal of the NAACP when it was founded?
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Which strategy did the NAACP primarily use to challenge segregation?
Which strategy did the NAACP primarily use to challenge segregation?
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What was the outcome of the Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education?
What was the outcome of the Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education?
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Who was the leading attorney for the NAACP in the Brown v. Board of Education case?
Who was the leading attorney for the NAACP in the Brown v. Board of Education case?
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What does the phrase 'with all deliberate speed' imply regarding the Brown v. Board of Education decision?
What does the phrase 'with all deliberate speed' imply regarding the Brown v. Board of Education decision?
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What significant legal principle was overturned by the Brown v. Board of Education ruling?
What significant legal principle was overturned by the Brown v. Board of Education ruling?
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What prompted the formation of the NAACP in 1909?
What prompted the formation of the NAACP in 1909?
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What significant achievement did the NAACP accomplish regarding public schools?
What significant achievement did the NAACP accomplish regarding public schools?
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Study Notes
The NAACP
- Founded in 1909 to combat violence and discrimination against African Americans
- Aimed to achieve equality in politics, education, society, and economics
- Used litigation to challenge segregation and discrimination, believing legal victories would drive broader change
- Organized campaigns, protests, and public awareness initiatives to highlight injustices
- Instrumental in landmark Supreme Court cases, including Brown v. Board of Education
- Thurgood Marshall led the NAACP legal team arguing segregation in public schools was inherently unequal and violated the 14th Amendment
Brown v. Board of Education (1954)
- Originated from multiple lawsuits challenging segregated public schools
- Most notable case involved Oliver Brown, whose daughter Linda was denied admission to a white school in Topeka, Kansas
- Supreme Court unanimously ruled against school segregation on May 17, 1954
- Declared "separate educational facilities are inherently unequal," overturning Plessy v. Ferguson's "separate but equal" doctrine
- Provided legal basis for challenging segregation and discrimination, contributing to the Civil Rights Movement
- Lack of a desegregation timeline caused resistance in the South, with "with all deliberate speed" allowing continued segregation in practice
Rosa Parks and the NAACP
- Parks was an active NAACP member, serving as secretary of the Montgomery chapter
- Involved in civil rights activism before the Montgomery bus incident
- Chosen as a test case for challenging segregation due to her respectability and community standing
- Her arrest for refusing to yield her seat sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott
- The NAACP and other leaders organized the boycott, lasting over a year
- The event highlighted the effectiveness of non-violent protest and community organization
- Led to Martin Luther King Jr.'s emergence as a prominent leader in the movement
- Parks is often called the "mother of the Civil Rights Movement"
- Her actions and the boycott raised awareness of racial injustice and mobilized African Americans to fight for their rights
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Explore the founding and efforts of the NAACP in addressing racial discrimination and segregation in the United States. This quiz focuses on the significance of the landmark Supreme Court case, Brown v. Board of Education and its impact on education equality.
