Segregation and civil rights (AQA GCSE History): Quizzes
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What phrase justified Jim Crow segregation despite facilities being unequal?
What phrase justified Jim Crow segregation despite facilities being unequal?
Separate but equal
What was the key function of Jim Crow laws?
What was the key function of Jim Crow laws?
Maintain racial hierarchy
When was the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) founded?
When was the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) founded?
1940s
Which was NOT one of the four key demands of the civil rights movement?
Which was NOT one of the four key demands of the civil rights movement?
Lower taxation rates
What was the name of Oliver Brown's daughter who was denied enrolment at a white school?
What was the name of Oliver Brown's daughter who was denied enrolment at a white school?
Linda Brown
In which year did the Supreme Court rule that school segregation was unconstitutional?
In which year did the Supreme Court rule that school segregation was unconstitutional?
1954
What doctrine did the Brown vs Topeka case overturn?
What doctrine did the Brown vs Topeka case overturn?
Separate but equal
How old was Emmett Till when he was murdered in Mississippi?
How old was Emmett Till when he was murdered in Mississippi?
14 years old
What was the name of Emmett Till's mother who held an open-casket funeral?
What was the name of Emmett Till's mother who held an open-casket funeral?
Mamie Till-Mobley
Who falsely accused Emmett Till of flirting, later admitting she had lied?
Who falsely accused Emmett Till of flirting, later admitting she had lied?
Carolyn Bryant
What were the nine black students who attended Little Rock High School called?
What were the nine black students who attended Little Rock High School called?
Little Rock Nine
Which Arkansas Governor opposed desegregation and deployed state troops against students?
Which Arkansas Governor opposed desegregation and deployed state troops against students?
Orville Faubus