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Who were the KKK

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terrorized black people for just about anything

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White supremacy

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The belief that whites are superior to tother races

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Excalamtion prcroamtion

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President Lincoln promised to abolish slavery in confederate states

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4
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1865

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The 13th amendment was passed

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13th amendment

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passed in congress to abolish slavery

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1868

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congress passed the 14th amendment

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14th amendment

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Granted all citizens equal protection under the law

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1870

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Congress passed the 15th amendment

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15th amendment

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Granted Black man the right to vote

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Jim Crow

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he was deemed as slow and stupid, he used blackface and created a stereotype for black people

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Mississippi poll tax

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to register to vote you had to pay, however, poor people could not afford this

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12
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Literacy test

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needed to prove that you can answer questions about the state constitution

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Which of the following was NOT one the objectives outlined in the Montgomery bus boycott

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Desgragtion of Montgomery buses

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Did SNCC greatly praised King for being such a strong leader for the civil rights

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False

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15
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Sit-ins

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were non-violent protests to white only segregated facilities

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What court case overturned brown v. board of edu.

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Plessy v. feurguson

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which city was the city were 9 black students were mobbed while trying to enter school for the first time

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Little rock, Arkansas

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18
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What describes the southern manifesto

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a statement signed by Congressman against the brown ruling

19
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president Eisenhower supported the speedy desegregation of the south

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false

20
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Which of the following is not one of the ways in which the Civil rights movement was able to make tangible advancement toward racial equality

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Changing the law

21
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Which of the following was the most common justification for lynching

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Rape

22
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13th amendment

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the abolishment of slavery

23
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Minstrel

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the unlawful killing of black people

24
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Which of the following was not a civil right listed in this chapter

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Right to bear arms

25
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what does NAACP stand for

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National Association for the advancement of colored people

26
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What type of government does the United States have

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Federal government

27
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the great migration 1914-1981

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many African Americans were moving north, with better job but segregation

28
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1909

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The NAACP was founded by Web dub

29
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NAACP during WW2

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started offering lessons to teach literacy skills and paying pool taxes so blacks can vote

30
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July 1948

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Tuman desegregated the armed forces

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1960

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4 students in Greensboro, North Carolina sat down at the whites-only lunch counter and asked to be served. They were refused, but they didn’t leave.

32
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rules for sit-ins

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Be friendly
Be courteous
Stay non-violent
Sit straight and face the counter
Don’t retaliate or leave or laugh

33
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what does SNCC stand for

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Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee

34
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SNCC

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Organized by Ella Baker who was originally a member of the NAACP and also SCLC

35
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who was CORE

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An interracial civil rights group founded by James Farmer, Congress of Racial Equality

36
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The Albany movement

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November 1961, hundreds in Albany were arrested for sit-ins at bus and rail stations, cinemas, and white hotels

37
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why was the Albany movement a failure

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no implementation of changes afterward

38
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Project C

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desegregate businesses (stores) and make them employ black people and allow black people to use their restrooms, try clothes on, etc.

39
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The march on Washington Aug. 1963

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Biggest demonstration in US history
People of all faiths
¼ whites
“I have a dream speech”

40
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Bloody Sunday

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March 7th 1965
March from Selma to Montgomery led by SCLC and SNCC
Leaders of both organizations wanted to show a united front on the Voting Rights Act
500+ people showed up but were blocked at a bridge and beaten and gassed
Press was present and this was televised
50 million people saw the violence
Demonstrations followed, taking place in over 80 cities

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President Johnson’s Role

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Attracting business investment
Economic improvement in the South

42
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July 2nd 1964

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Civil Rights Act is passed.

43
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March from Selma to Montgomery

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Two weeks after Bloody Sunday, marchers were led by MLK
Still faced verbal abuse, but violence was kept away by federal troops

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