Desegregation 1940s to 1960s

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Test Your Knowledge
Desegregation 1940s to 1960s
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When was Brown vs. Topeka I? 1943 1965 1954
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Thats Right! It was in 1954.
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When was Brown vs. Topeka II? 1955 1944 196
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Thats Right! It was one year after Brown vs.
Topeka I 1955.
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In Brown vs. Topeka I, they found historical
evidence of what? White people hurting other
races Community attempting
desegregation in schools People being separate
and not equal
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Thats Right! There was historical evidence of
people being separate and not equal.
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What was the ruling of Brown vs. Topeka
I? separate is not equal separate is
different from being equal or
non-equal there was no official ruling
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Thats Right! The ruling was that separate is
not equal.
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1955 Who was part of the Montgomery Bus
Strike? Rosa Parks Jesse Jackson There was
no such thing
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Thats Right! Rosa Parks was involved in the
Montgomery Bus Strike.
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Which school became well known for desegregating
schools? Montgomery, Alabama Little Rock,
Arkansas It wasnt a big deal, so no
school became famous
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Thats Right! Video tapes were taken of this
event. See the links on PowerPoint 17.
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Who gave a famous speech regarding desegregation
and the future? Rosa Parks Winston
Churchill Martin Luther King Jr.
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Thats Right! Martin Luther King Jr. gave a
speech that is very well known. See PowerPoint
17 for links to this speech.
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When was the Civil Rights Act? 1945 1964 19
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Thats Right! It was in 1964.
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Supreme Court refuses to order busing, securing
white flight as a successful means of avoiding
desegregation Milliken vs. NAACP Voting
Rights Act Plessy vs. Ferguson
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Thats Right! It was the Milliken vs. NAACP case
in Detroit, 1971.
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