The Civil Rights Movement Begins — Unit test Answers

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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.

What was the NAACP’s goal in filing the 1954 Brown v. Board of Education lawsuit?

to create equal facilities for segregated schools

to end segregation in public education

to fund African American public schools

to strengthen segregation in public education

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

The Freedom Summer campaign led to

the ratification of the Fifteenth Amendment.

the Birmingham Campaign of 1963.

the integration of the University of Mississippi.

the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

Earl Warren wanted a unanimous decision because

he hated conflict and disagreement.

he knew this was an extremely important case.

he believed it would help desegregate the business world.

he felt sorry for the children named in the case.

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