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How did veterans returning from WWII feel about segration laws? |
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| Veterans returning from the war had worked side by side with men and women of different races; they were unwilling to accept laws that segregated blacks and whites. |
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| How did working and living conditions in the 1950's and the 1960's influence the Civil Rights movement? |
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| In post war America, people no longer had to depend on factory life and shotgun house living. They began buying land, building houses and creating communities. Many of these communities became "black only" or "white only" which automatically influenced school segregation. |
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| Name the principal from Newtown, NC, who was unwilling to accept the conditions of his school, so he invited the white board members to come in and see the terrible conditions. |
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| Where did "the Greensboro Four" go to school? |
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| A&T University in Greensboro. |
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What does discrimination mean? |
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| To be ill-treated; not treated fairly because of a trait or condition |
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| When people enter a facility, sit down, and refuse to leave until their concerns are heard and answered, it's called.... |
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| Martin Luther King Jr. believed in the this kind of protest |
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| Describe a key difference between the ways in which Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X felt the Civil Rights Movement should be handled? |
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| King in believed in non-violent protests; Malcolm X initially belived more forceful protests were needed. |
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| In what ways were the Freedom Rides different from teh Mongomery bus boycotts? |
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People (mainly African Americans) resisted using public transportantion and walked or shared rides during the boycots.
The Freedom rides included whites and blacks who rode public busses together and tried to integrate stations along the way. |
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| What does CORE stand for? |
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College of Racial Equality
Young black college students in Stat Augustine college in Raleigh, NC, got together to form CORE. The purpose of CORE was to help support and organize Civil Rights protests locally, across the NC, and even in other states. |
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What does the KKK stand for? |
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| Who was the first African American to run for office in North Carolina? |
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Why did Dr. Darius Swann sue North Carolina schools? |
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| This father sued to allow his son to be bussed to a nearby "white school" because he felt it was a better place to learn. |
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| How did the Swann case influence education in NC? |
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-allowed busing for desegregation
-many black students were bussed many miles from their homes, and away from home for longer parts of the day
-it allowed desegregation (in NC) without violence, but when the same rules were used in teh north, there was violence |
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| Who is John Coltrane and what is he known for? |
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| He is a famous saxophone player, jazz cpomposer, and influential musician from NC. |
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| Which NC governor worked to improve NC schools for ALL students during the Civil Rights movement? |
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| Was post WWII prosperity enjoyed equally by blacks and whites in NC? |
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| No! Black people experienced segregation, discrimination, and lesser conditions at work, in school, and in public places. |
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| What was the North Carolina fund meant to do? |
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| Help African Americans be self-sufficient |
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| What two pieces of national legislation in the 1960's had a major impact on the Civil Rights Movement? |
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| Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965 |
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| Name two court cases that affected segregation and/or integration in public schools. |
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| Plessy v Ferguson, Brown V. Board of Education,Swann v. Charlotte Mecklenburg Board of Education |
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| Name at least two of the three elements of the Pearsall Plan |
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-parents who didn't want their children to go to schools with black children could apply for transfers - parents could use state grants to help pay tuition for private schools
-allowed parents to close a school with a majority vote |
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| Under the direction of Floyd B. McKissick (1922-1991), the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) moved more firmly into the Black Power movement, refusing to support Martin Luther King's call for massive nonviolent civil disobedience in northern cities, concentrating instead on programs aimed at increasing the political power and improving the economic position of African Americans. In 1967 the organization moved to eliminate the word "multiracial" from its constitution |
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Who were the "Wilmington Ten?"
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| Ten people tried, convicted and sent to prison for arson in 1971, following riots that happened in Wilmington, NC. |
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| What did 4 college students in Greensboro do to influence Civil Rights? |
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| They sat at a Woolworth counter and refused to leave until they were served. This triggered sit-ins all over the country. |
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