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What year was slavery abolished

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1865

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What happened Emmett Till and why?

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Lynched for flirting with a white women

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What was executive order 8802

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Banned racial discrimination in the army

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4
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What number had NAACP membership reached by 1946

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600 000

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What does NAACP stand for

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National Association for the Advancements of coloured people

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What does CORE stand for?

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Congress of racial equality

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7
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When did the Montgomery bus boycott begin?

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1955

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How long did the Montgomery bus boycott last?

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380 days

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Which 2 influential people are associated with the Montgomery bus boycott?

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Martin Luther King and Rosa Parks

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10
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State 2 principles of non-violent protest

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Sit-ins, white only facilities

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11
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In what year was the civil rights act passed?

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1964

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12
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What president passed the civil rights act?

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LBJ

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13
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What year was Brown vs Board of Education?

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1954

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What was the name of the student that didn’t get the message to not to go to Little Rock school?

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Elizabeth Eckford

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15
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When was the Greensboro sit in?

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1960

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16
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Where did the Greensboro sit in take place?

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Diner

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Why did the Greensboro sit in end?

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There was a bomb threat - students removed and arrested

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What does SNCC stand for?

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Student non-violence coordinate committee

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19
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Who organised the freedom rides in 1961?

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James Farmer - a member of CORE

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20
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What was the purpose of the freedom rides in 1961?

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To check if the bus toilets were de-segregated

21
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What was the nickname given to Birmingham, Alabama and why?

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Bombingham because there were firebombs all around the city

22
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What did Martin Luther King aim to do in Birmingham?

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De-segregate the whole city

23
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Name one famous singer that joined king in his match in Washington in 1963?

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Bob Dylan

24
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How many volunteers were sent to the south in 1964 to encourage black people to vote?

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45

25
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After the first day of the freedom summer in 1964, how many went missing?

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3

26
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How many black people applied to vote the year of freedom summer, 1964?

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17,000

27
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How many were accepted to vote in 1964?

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1,600

28
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What was Malcolm X’s real name?

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Malcolm little

29
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What did Malcolm X believe about peaceful protest?

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He believed peaceful protest would never work and advocated violence

30
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Who led the SNCC in 1965?

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Stockely Charmichael

31
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Where did riots take place in 1964?

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Chicago

32
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What was the Northern Crusade, 1966?

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MLK wanted to get better living rights for blacks in the North however, he failed

33
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When was Martin Luther King assassinated?

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4th April 1968

34
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Which act was passed in 1965 and what did it do?

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Voting rights Act, gained everyone the right to vote

35
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What percent of black Americans were registered to vote in 1980?

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60%

36
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Who were the BIA?

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Bureau of Indian Affairs

37
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What is Termination?

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Native Americans were freed from federal control and protected by US law but tribal land was put up for sale

38
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Name 2 laws passed to help native Americans

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Native education Act 1972, Indian financing Act 1974, Indian self-determination act 1975

39
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What issue wasn’t resolved that would’ve helped Native Americans?

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The return of sacred land

40
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What was the Bracero programme?

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Guaranteed Mexicans the same wage as existing workers

41
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Name two issues against Hispanic Americans

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They were paid less, didn’t have equal rights, discriminated against, poor living/working conditions.

42
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Name 2 leading figures in the Hispanics civil rights movement

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Cesar Chavez, Gonzales, Jose Angel

43
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Who were the brown berets?

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Young militant organisation set up in 1967, copied the black panthers, campaigned against police brutality and led school walk outs

44
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What year did the Supreme Court declare Hispanics as equal citizens?

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1954

45
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What did the Cuban American Adjustment act say?

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All Cubans that lived in America for a year were permanent residents

46
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What did congress say about homosexuality in the 1950s?

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It was a mental illness

47
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What was the Stonewall Inn riot?

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28th June 1969, police raided a gay bar, the people in the inn rioted back

48
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In 1977, how many people agreed with equal rights for gay people?

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Over 50%

49
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In what year was Harvey Milk assassinated?

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1978 (27th November)

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