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?

Plessy v. Ferguson

What was the main goal of the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE)?

To use non-violent methods to gain civil rights

What was the result of the Executive Order 9981 signed in 1948?

The desegregation of the military

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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