The Civil Rights Movement Begins

Question 1

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 2

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 3

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 4

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

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Harry Byrd

Question 5

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

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Thurgood Marshall.

Question 6

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

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arguing legal cases in court

Question 7

Long after the Brown v. Board of Education decision, some states had not desegregated their schools because

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the Supreme Court had not set a deadline for doing so.

Question 8

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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