The Civil Rights Movement Begins — Quiz

Question 1

What was the difference between the Supreme Court decisions in Sweatt v . Painter and Brown v. Board of Education ?

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Sweatt struck down “separate but equal” graduate and professional schools. Brown struck down “separate but equal” public schools.

Question 2

In his arguments in Brown v. Board of Education , the lawyer for Oliver and Linda Brown claimed that “separate but equal” public schools were

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separate but not truly equal.

Question 3

What was the purpose of the Southern Manifesto?

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To condemn the Brown decision and declare an intention of Southern governments to oppose integration

Question 4

What main tactic did the NAACP use to fight for African American equality?

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arguing legal cases in court

Question 5

Why did Eisenhower send federal troops to Central High School in Arkansas?

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to assist local police who were struggling to contain an angry white mob

Question 6

Who called for “massive resistance” by southern politicians to the Brown decision?

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Harry Byrd

Question 7

What was the NAACP’s goal in filing the 1954 Brown v. Board of Education lawsuit?

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to end segregation in public education

Question 8

Which of these names an NAACP member who became the first African American Supreme Court justice?

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Thurgood Marshall

Question 9

Brown v. Board of Education was argued before the Supreme Court by

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Thurgood Marshall.

Question 10

Which of these Supreme Court decisions forced the University of Texas to admit an African American student to its law school?

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Sweatt v. Painter

The Civil Rights Movement Begins — Quiz Answers