Segregation in America: Jim Crow Laws and De Facto Segregation
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What was the supreme court case that established the 'separate but equal' doctrine?

  • NAACP v. The State
  • Brown vs Board
  • Congress of Racial Equality v. The South
  • Plessy v. Ferguson (correct)
  • What was the main goal of the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE)?

  • To use non-violent methods to gain civil rights (correct)
  • To establish separate but equal facilities
  • To use violent methods to gain civil rights
  • To deny voting rights to African Americans
  • What was the result of the Executive Order 9981 signed in 1948?

  • The denial of voting rights to African Americans
  • The desegregation of the military (correct)
  • The segregation of public transportation
  • The desegregation of schools
  • What was the name of the organization established in 1909 to advance the rights of African Americans?

    <p>NAACP</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the impact of segregation on African Americans in the South?

    <p>They received low pay in jobs and had higher rates of poverty and illiteracy</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the outcome of the Brown vs Board case in 1954?

    <p>The NAACP challenged segregation in schools</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What organization challenged the legality of segregation in the U.S.?

    <p>NAACP</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which statement best describes the impact of the Montgomery Bus Boycott?

    <p>It showcased the influence of unified African-Americans.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who emerged as the leader of the Montgomery Bus Boycott movement?

    <p>Martin Luther King, Jr.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did the Supreme Court rule on the Montgomery Bus segregation law?

    <p>It found the segregation law unconstitutional.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What event led President Eisenhower to send federal troops to Little Rock Nine, Arkansas?

    <p>The defiance of desegregation by some states.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was Rosa Parks' action that sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott?

    <p>Refusing to give up her seat to a white man.</p> Signup and view all the answers

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