The Civil Rights Movement Begins

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

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 3

Which of the following encouraged the NAACP to become involved with Reverend Oliver Brown’s lawsuit against a board of education in Kansas?

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the Supreme Court’s decision in Sweatt v. Painter

Question 4

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 5

Which of the following best describes the 1957 events at Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas?

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Governor Faubus resisted the school’s integration with National Guard troops, and President Eisenhower sent federal troops to enforce integration.

Question 6

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

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Thurgood Marshall

Question 7

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

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arguing legal cases in court

Question 8

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 9

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

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Harry Byrd

Question 10

Which of the following 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

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