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US Hist U8 Part 2
This deck covers key events, figures, and legal decisions from the Civil Rights Movement in the United States, focusing on the 1960s. It includes pivotal Supreme Court cases, influential leaders, and significant protests that shaped the era.
The Supreme court ruling in Browder v. Gayle struck down Alabama's __ laws.
segregation
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Definition
The Supreme court ruling in Browder v. Gayle struck down Alabama's __ laws.
segregation
Jack ___ murdered JFK's killer on national television.
Ruby
Dr. King reminded people that the key to change was not violence or hatred, but ___.
love
The refusal of ___ to give up a bus seat to a White man became a rallying point for the civil rights movement.
Rosa Parks
President Johnson's critics claimed his proposals created a(n) _ on government for basic needs.
dependency
The _ program was the culmination of America's effort to land men on the moon.
Apollo
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
The Supreme court ruling in Browder v. Gayle struck down Alabama's __ laws. | segregation |
Jack ___ murdered JFK's killer on national television. | Ruby |
Dr. King reminded people that the key to change was not violence or hatred, but ___. | love |
The refusal of ___ to give up a bus seat to a White man became a rallying point for the civil rights movement. | Rosa Parks |
President Johnson's critics claimed his proposals created a(n) _ on government for basic needs. | dependency |
The _ program was the culmination of America's effort to land men on the moon. | Apollo |
The Southern expressed the will of the Southern White community to keep segregation as the status quo. | Manifesto |
___ is the passing of laws to end the separation of people due to race or class. | Desegregation |
President Kennedy was the first ___ elected President of the United States. | Catholic |
The _, led by Thurgood Marshall, won many court victories in the 1930s and 1940s to secure rights for African Americans. | NAACP |
Malcolm X was assassinated by three members of the Nation of ___. | Islam |
Frustration over the __ sanitation worker's strike led to race riots in Washington, D.C., Chicago, and other towns. | Memphis |
The ___ decision removed the recitation of prayers prepared for students by government officials on the argument that it amounted to government sponsored establishment of religion. | Engel v. Vitale |
In April 1963, the SCLC protested segregation laws in ___, Alabama. | Birmingham |
Which statement does NOT apply to the Warren Court? | Justice Warren's controversial views put him at odds with President Johnson. |
People were killed in riots each year between 1964 and 1967 in _, a Black section of Los Angeles. | Watts |
___ composed the civil rights movement theme, 'We Shall Overcome.' | Charles Alvert Tindley |
___ provided leadership for Blacks seeking separatism, not integration. | Malcolm X |
The Court ruled that state laws could not set aside the Court's decision to end segregation of public education in ___. | Cooper v. Aaron |
The ___ decision overturned the segregation of public education. | Brown v. Board of Education |
The driving idea behind Black ___ was that Blacks should remain separate from White society and celebrate their African roots. | Power |
To ensure all voters were represented fairly, the Warren Court ruled that states must frequently redraw ___ lines. | district |
The Civil Rights Act of _ removed some ambiguities that had made other civil rights acts easy to ignore. It empowered the Attorney General and the courts to enforce these measures. | 1964 |
Which statement does NOT describe an obstacle overcome by Selma protest marchers? | Ku Klux Klan members turned back marchers by blocking the road to Montgomery. |
Dr. King was shot and killed while in __ to resolve a strike. | Memphis |
The ___ ruling by the Court clarified the illegality of forced segregation in dealing with interracial marriages. | Loving v. Virginia |
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 eliminated _ tests that kept many Blacks from voting. | literacy |
In 1963, as many as 200,000 protestors gathered in Washington, D.C., to seek new civil rights legislation and to hear Dr. King speak from the ___ Memorial. | Lincoln |
Because of ___, the use of powerful fire hoses on protestors in Birmingham actually generated support for the civil rights movement. | national television coverage |