Civil Rights: Challenges and Changes

Question 1

According to the NAACP and the Supreme Court, why were "separate but equal” schools unfair?

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The schools were never truly equal and did not have equal facilities.

Question 2

What was the basis for the NAACP lawsuit in Sweatt v. Painter?

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Sweatt had been unfairly denied admission to the University of Texas law school.

Question 3

What was the Supreme Court’s decision in this case?

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A “separate but equal” law school does not provide an equal education.

Question 4

What was the Brown v. Board of Education case about?

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making public education equal for all students

Question 5

Which opinion in Brown v. Board of Education does this passage describe?

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Sending African American students to separate schools is harmful to them.

Question 6

Which statement summarizes this passage from the Brown v. Board of Education decision?

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“Separate but unequal” schools are unconstitutional.

Question 7

What was the goal of the Southern Manifesto?

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to stop schools from becoming desegregated

Question 8

How does this passage characterize the relationship between whites and African Americans?

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tense, but only due to the Brown v. Board of Education ruling

Question 9

How were Sweatt v. Painter and Brown v. Board of Education similar? Check all that apply.

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Both cases addressed “separate but equal” educational facilities.; Thurgood Marshall had a leading role as an attorney on both cases.; The two cases related to equal access to education in public schools.; Both cases were part of the larger issue of segregation in public places.

Question 10

What were the effects of Sweatt v. Painter and Brown v. Board of Education? Check all that apply.African Americans had greater opportunities.Schools were allowed to remained segregated.Public schools were slowly desegregated in the South.White Southerners worked to oppose the changes.The Southern Manifesto successfully blocked desegregation.

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African Americans had greater opportunities.; Public schools were slowly desegregated in the South.; White Southerners worked to oppose the changes.

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