The Civil Rights Movement Begins

Question 1

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

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arguing legal cases in court

Question 4

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

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Thurgood Marshall.

Question 5

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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