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Which of the following was NOT a provision of the Civil Rights Act of 1957?
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Protection of African American voting rights
Immediate desegregation of all public schools
Authorization of federal courts to stop interference with voting rights
Creation of a Civil Rights Division within the Department of Justice
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a militant African-American political organization formed in 1966 by Huey Newton and Bobby Seale to fight police brutality and to provide services in the ghetto
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poll tax
Black Panthers
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Rosa Parks
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Which of the following was NOT a provision of the Civil Rights Act of 1957?
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a militant African-American political organization formed in 1966 by Huey Newton and Bobby Seale to fight police brutality and to provide services in the ghetto
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head of the SNCC making a separatist philosophy of black power as the official objective of the organization
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American civil rights lawyer, first black justice on the Supreme Court of the United States. Marshall was a tireless advocate for the rights of minorities and the poor.
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U.S. Baptist minister and civil rights leader. A noted orator, he opposed discrimination against blacks by organizing nonviolent resistance and peaceful mass demonstrations.
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United States civil rights leader who refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white man in Montgomery (Alabama) and so triggered the national civil rights movement
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Which action did the Justice Department NOT take to support civil rights during Kennedy's presidency?
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United States civil rights leader who led a national anti-discrimination campaign and ran for presidential nomination
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The Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) was founded in 1957 by Martin Luther King Jr. and other ministers for what primary purpose?
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What did the Black Power movement encourage as part of its emphasis on cultural pride and new identity?
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MLK's protest to draw attention to poor living conditions for African Americans
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outlawed discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin
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How did Eisenhower's response to the Little Rock Crisis reflect his approach to civil rights and federal authority?
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Which of the following statements best describes the significance of the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
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A procedure for terminating debate, especially filibusters, in the Senate.
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A procedural practice in the Senate whereby a senator refuses to relinquish the floor and thereby delays proceedings and prevents a vote on a controversial issue.
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Principle upheld in Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) in which the Supreme Court ruled that segregation of public facilities was legal.
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1957 group founded by Martin Luther King Jr. to fight against segregation using nonviolent means
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Which actions did Eisenhower take to support civil rights?
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executive director of the SCLC
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Group of civil rights workers who took bus trips through southern states in 1961 to protest illegal bus segregation
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Which of the following actions was NOT taken by African Americans during the Montgomery Bus Boycott to sustain their protest?
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What action or event in Birmingham was the catalyst that pushed the Kennedy administration to begin drafting a new civil rights bill?
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a social movement that called for African American power and independence
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Which event pressured the Kennedy administration to take action against segregation in interstate bus travel?
