African American civil rights quick check
1. What was the purpose of the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
- The purpose of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was to end segregation in public places and ban employment discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.
2. What event sparked the beginning of the modern Civil Rights Movement in the United States?
- The modern Civil Rights Movement in the United States was sparked by the arrest of Rosa Parks in 1955 for refusing to give up her seat on a bus to a white person.
3. Who was the leader of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) and a key figure in the Civil Rights Movement?
- Martin Luther King Jr. was the leader of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) and a key figure in the Civil Rights Movement.
4. What was the significance of the Voting Rights Act of 1965?
- The Voting Rights Act of 1965 was significant because it outlawed discriminatory voting practices, such as literacy tests and poll taxes, that were used to disenfranchise African Americans.
5. What was the outcome of the landmark Supreme Court case, Brown v. Board of Education (1954)?
- The outcome of the Brown v. Board of Education case was the Supreme Court ruling that segregation in public schools was unconstitutional, overturning the "separate but equal" doctrine established in Plessy v. Ferguson.