Unit 2A: The 1960s @ Home: The Civil Rights Movement Quiz Review

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Rosa Parks

a civil rights leader who refused to give up her seat on the bus fostering the climate for the Montgomery Bus Boycotts.

<p>a civil rights leader who refused to give up her seat on the bus fostering the climate for the Montgomery Bus Boycotts.</p>
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LBJ

president of the United States who signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965 into law

<p>president of the United States who signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965 into law</p>
3

Earl Warren

the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court who declared that the doctrine of "separate but equal" was inherently unequal

<p>the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court who declared that the doctrine of "separate but equal" was inherently unequal</p>
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black power

a social movement that called for African American power and resistance and to help fight police brutality

<p>a social movement that called for African American power and resistance and to help fight police brutality</p>
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Emmitt Till

14-year-old African American who was kidnapped, beaten, and brutally killed in Mississippi for allegedly whistling at a white woman

<p>14-year-old African American who was kidnapped, beaten, and brutally killed in Mississippi for allegedly whistling at a white woman</p>
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Vietnam

a long war that United States fought in from 1954 to 1975

<p>a long war that United States fought in from 1954 to 1975</p>
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permit

to allow or get permission to do something (e.g., engaging in a protest that might interfere with others)

<p>to allow or get permission to do something (e.g., engaging in a protest that might interfere with others)</p>
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KKK

Ku Klux Klan--a hate group that murdered four black girls at the 16th Street Church

<p>Ku Klux Klan--a hate group that murdered four black girls at the 16th Street Church</p>
9

casket

a coffin that typically used to bury a person after they pass away

<p>a coffin that typically used to bury a person after they pass away</p>
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Robert Kennedy

a Democrat who ran for president in 1968 supporting civil rights, but was killed in 1968

<p>a Democrat who ran for president in 1968 supporting civil rights, but was killed in 1968</p>
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Montgomery Bus Boycott

This lasted 381 days - it was a refusal to ride the bus until it was desegregated

<p>This lasted 381 days - it was a refusal to ride the bus until it was desegregated</p>
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March on Washington

following this protest, Martin Luther King gave his "I Have a Dream" speech

<p>following this protest, Martin Luther King gave his "I Have a Dream" speech</p>
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sit-ins

a form of boycott where people would wait to be served in segregated restaurants:

<p>a form of boycott where people would wait to be served in segregated restaurants:</p>
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Freedom Rides

Riding buses from the North to the South to segregated towns to promote Civil Rights:

<p>Riding buses from the North to the South to segregated towns to promote Civil Rights:</p>
15

literacy tests

a test used to prohibit black people from voting

<p>a test used to prohibit black people from voting</p>
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Voting Rights Act of 1965

an act that prohibits unfair practices to prevent African Americans from voting

<p>an act that prohibits unfair practices to prevent African Americans from voting</p>
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Malcolm X

a leader of a militant civil rights group

<p>a leader of a militant civil rights group</p>
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Black Panthers

an African American group created in 1966 by Bobby Seale and Huey Newton

<p>an African American group created in 1966 by Bobby Seale and Huey Newton</p>