The Civil Rights Movement Begins Answers

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Which of the following called upon states to desegregate public schools “with all deliberate speed”?

A
Brown v. Board of Education
B
the Southern Manifesto
C
Brown II
D
Plessy v. Ferguson
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What main tactic did the NAACP use to fight for African American equality?

A
asking for “separate but equal” facilities
B
asking African Americans to become lawyers
C
establishing its own graduate school
D
arguing legal cases in court
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Which of the following Supreme Court decisions forced the University of Texas to admit an African American student to its law school?

A
Plessy v. Ferguson
B
Sweatt v. Painter
C
Brown v. Board of Education
D
Brown v. Plessy
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Earl Warren wanted a unanimous decision because

A
he hated conflict and disagreement.
B
he knew this was an extremely important case.
C
he believed it would help desegregate the business world.
D
he felt sorry for the children named in the case.
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Which of the following encouraged the NAACP to become involved with Reverend Oliver Brown’s lawsuit against a board of education in Kansas?

A
the Southern Manifesto against desegregation
B
the Supreme Court’s decision in Plessy v. Ferguson
C
the election of Senator Harry Byrd to the US Senate
D
the Supreme Court’s decision in Sweatt v. Painter
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Which of the following names an NAACP member who became the first African American Supreme Court justice?

A
Heman Sweatt
B
Thurgood Marshall
C
Branch Rickey
D
Jackie Robinson
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In his arguments in Brown v. Board of Education, the lawyer for Oliver and Linda Brown claimed that “separate but equal” public schools were

A
neither separate nor equal.
B
separate but not truly equal.
C
equal but not truly separate.
D
both separate and equal.
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What was the difference between the Supreme Court decisions in Sweatt v. Painter and Brown v. Board of Education?

A
Sweatt ruled that “separate but equal” graduate and professional schools were constitutional. Brown overturned that decision.
B
Sweatt struck down “separate but equal” public schools. Brown struck down “separate but equal” graduate schools.
C
Sweatt struck down “separate but equal” graduate and professional schools. Brown struck down “separate but equal” public schools.
D
Sweatt concerned African American voting rights. Brown concerned equal access to education for African Americans.
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Brown v. Board of Education was argued before the Supreme Court by

A
Linda Brown.
B
Orval Faubus.
C
Thurgood Marshall.
D
Reverend Oliver Brown.
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Long after the Brown v. Board of Education decision, some states had not desegregated their schools because

A
the Supreme Court had not set a deadline for doing so.
B
they rejected the Supreme Court’s decision by popular vote.
C
the Supreme Court made desegregation voluntary.
D
they decided to close down their schools rather than desegregate.

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