Civil rights revew

1. Civil Rights Review

2. 1. Explain why Southern States passed the
Jim Crow Laws after the addition of the Civil
War Amendments to the Constitution.
 The Civil War Amendments
(13,14,15) gave African
American rights – the Jim
crow Laws were a way to
oppress the African
Americans politically and
economically.

3. 2. Which 19th Century court case allowed
separate but equal facilities to segregate the
races?
 Plessy V. Ferguson (Train Guy)

4. 3. How was Emmett Till
connected with the Civil Rights
movement?
 He was murdered because of his
whistling at a white woman.

5. 4. Which 20th Century court
case required public schools to
desegregate
 Brown Vs. Board of Education

6. 5. Why is Thurgood Marshall an
important leader in the Civil Rights
movement
 Lawyer for the NAACP.
 Won Brown V. Board of Education.
 Later became Supreme Court Judge.

7. 6. Why is Dr. Martin Luther King,
Jr. an important leader in the Civil
Rights movement
 Non Violent Approach to Protest
 Letter from A Birmingham Prison
 “I Have A Dream” Speech at the
March on Washington

8. 7. How did the African American community of
Montgomery get around town every day during the
Montgomery bus boycott?
 Walk
 Carpool
 Bike

9. 8. Why did the Freedom
Riders travel on buses through
Southern states in 1961
 To show the de-segregation needed to
happen.
 Some of the riders were injured when
they were attacked in the Southern
States

10. 9. Explain how a sit-in is an example
of civil disobedience/non-violent protest
 Those that participated in
sit-ins where told to leave
but refused, however did not
prescribe to violence – so it is
considered civil disobedience.

11. 10. How was technology like television
connected to a huge wave of support for civil
rights?
 Children’s March in Birmingham
brought national attention to the
situation in the South.
 Many people were upset over what
they saw and supported the protests.

12. 11. What did civil rights leaders want
President Kennedy to do after the March
on Washington in 1963?
 Vote on the Civil Rights Act.
 President Kennedy was assassinated
before it could be signed, Lyndon B.
Johnson (LBJ) then signed it into a
law in 1964.

13. 12. What piece of legislation
banned segregation in public
places?
 Civil Rights Act of 1964

14. 13. Explain the similarities between
the 15th Amendment & the Voting
Rights Act of 1965.
 Guaranteed the right for all PEOPLE to
vote.

15. 14. Which civil rights leader is most
closely connected with the strategy of non-
violence?
 MLK

16. 15. Explain how the philosophy of
Malcom X differed from Dr. King.
Whatever it Takes
Vs.
Non-Violence

17. 16. What were the goals of people
following the ideals of Black Nationalism
 Protect their communities by any
means necessary – that included
violence.

18. 17. What were the effects of the
Hispanic Movement on
education?
 Creation of Bi-lingual education
programs.

19. 18. Goal of the American Indian Movement
(AIM)
 Gain better education and reservation
resources
 To destroy the political machine and
control that the government had over
natural resources and native lands.

20. 19. Which civil rights leader
fought for farm workers?
 Cesar Chavez

21. 20. Which two court cases helped guarantee
Mexican Americans protection from discrimination?
 Delgado v. Bastrop ISD
 Hernandez V. Texas
 These two cases proved that Mexican
Americans were entitled to protection
from discrimination.

22. 21. Which court case dealt specifically with
Mexican Americans being excluded from
juries?
 Hernandez V. Texas – 1954

23. 22. List the major goals of the Women’s
Movement
 Equal Pay for women.

24. 23. Explain the Title IX education
law.
 comprehensive federal law that
prohibits discrimination on the basis of
sex in any federally funded education
program or activity.

25. 24. Explain how farm workers
used boycotts.
 Boycott Grapes – don’t buy this brand
– they don’t treat their workers well.

26. 25. How did the Voting Rights Act of
1965 impact the amount of African
Americans who vote in elections?
 Increased the number of African
Americans that voted.