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

Linda Brown.

Orval Faubus.

Thurgood Marshall.

Reverend Oliver Brown.

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

neither separate nor equal.

separate but not truly equal.

equal but not truly separate.

both separate and equal.

What was the purpose of the Southern Manifesto?

To serve as a guide for NAACP leaders working towards desegregation in the South

To pledge to restore and maintain order and to ensure the protection of African American children during the desegregation of Southern schools

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

To challenge the Brown ruling with an application for an appeal to the highest federal court

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

the Southern Manifesto against desegregation

the Supreme Court’s decision in Plessy v. Ferguson

the election of Senator Harry Byrd to the US Senate

the Supreme Court’s decision in Sweatt v. Painter

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

Brown v. Board of Education

the Southern Manifesto

Brown II

Plessy v. Ferguson

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

Heman Sweatt

Thurgood Marshall

Branch Rickey

Jackie Robinson

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

asking for “separate but equal” facilities

asking African Americans to become lawyers

establishing its own graduate school

arguing legal cases in court

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

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

to remove the National Guard who had been sent by Governor Faubus

to block African American students from entering the school

to prevent white students from attending and integrating the school

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