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Identify the Identify the Plessy v. Plessy v. FergusonFerguson decision? decision?
• “Separate but equal” facilities were constitutional
• Racial segregation was legal
What precedent was What precedent was set by set by Plessy v. Plessy v.
FergusonFerguson??
• Southern states could segregate public facilities.
What was another What was another term for term for
segregation laws?segregation laws?
•Jim Crow lawsJim Crow laws
For what does NAACP For what does NAACP stand?stand?
•National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
For what 2 things did For what 2 things did the NAACP work?the NAACP work?
• End legal segregation in the South
• Gain the right to vote for African-Americans in the South
What Supreme Court What Supreme Court decision set forth the decision set forth the “separate but equal” “separate but equal”
doctrine?doctrine?
•Plessy v. Ferguson
What was the 1954 Supreme What was the 1954 Supreme Court decision in the Court decision in the Brown v. Brown v.
Board of EducationBoard of Education case? case?
• Supreme Court declared racial segregation in public schools unconstitutional
What was the What was the constitutional basis of constitutional basis of the the
BrownBrown decision? decision?
• Racial segregation violated the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment
What Supreme Court What Supreme Court decision declared racial decision declared racial
segregation in public segregation in public schools unconstitutional?schools unconstitutional?
• Brown v. Board of Brown v. Board of Education of TopekaEducation of Topeka
Who served as chief counsel for the NAACP Legal
Defense Fund at the time of the Brown decision?
•Thurgood Marshall
Who was the most famous civil rights lawyer in
Virginia? (He worked on the Prince Edward County
school case.)
•Oliver Hill
Identify the Solid South.Identify the Solid South.
• Democratic Party control of Southern politics from late 19th century to after World War II
Identify Massive Identify Massive Resistance.Resistance.
•Virginia’s attempt to avoid obeying the Brown desegregation decision
What is the official What is the official name of the Virginia name of the Virginia
state legislature?state legislature?
• The Virginia General The Virginia General AssemblyAssembly
What did the Brown What did the Brown decision show about the decision show about the
Supreme Court’s Supreme Court’s powers?powers?
• By interpreting its powers broadly, the Supreme Court could reshape American society
What was the goal of the What was the goal of the 1963 March on Washington?1963 March on Washington?
•Gain passage of major civil rights laws by Congress
Who gave the “I have a Who gave the “I have a dream” speech at the dream” speech at the
March on Washington?March on Washington?
•Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
For what method of For what method of protest was Dr. King protest was Dr. King
known?known?
•Non-violent, mass protest
What president played a What president played a major role in the passage major role in the passage of the 1964 Civil Rights of the 1964 Civil Rights law and the 1965 Voting law and the 1965 Voting
Rights Act?Rights Act?
•Lyndon B. Johnson
Identify the 1964 Civil Identify the 1964 Civil Rights Act?Rights Act?
• Outlawed discrimination based on race, color, religion, gender, or national origin in public places and by employers
• Gave the federal government more power to enforce all civil rights laws
Give four examples of Give four examples of public places covered by public places covered by
the 1964 Civil Rights Act.the 1964 Civil Rights Act.
• MotelsMotels• HotelsHotels• RestaurantsRestaurants• ParksParks
What was a literacy What was a literacy test?test?
•Person had to prove he could read and write in order to vote
Identify the 1965 Voting Identify the 1965 Voting Rights Act.Rights Act.
• Outlawed literacy tests as a voting requirement
• Sent federal registrars to the South to register black voters
Why did the Southern Why did the Southern states require literacy states require literacy
tests?tests?
• To keep African-Americans from voting
What did the 1968 Civil Rights Act do?
Outlawed racial discrimination in the sale and rental of housing
What does one call the What does one call the movement of whites from the movement of whites from the city to the suburbs in order to city to the suburbs in order to avoid sending their children to avoid sending their children to
integrated public schools?integrated public schools?
•White FlightWhite Flight