Civil rights, 1954-60 (Edexcel GCSE History): Quizzes
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What legal principle justified Jim Crow laws in the Southern states?
What legal principle justified Jim Crow laws in the Southern states?
Separate but equal
What was the reality of facilities for Black Americans under Jim Crow segregation?
What was the reality of facilities for Black Americans under Jim Crow segregation?
Consistently inferior to white facilities
Which of these was NOT listed as a segregated facility in the Southern states?
Which of these was NOT listed as a segregated facility in the Southern states?
Hospitals
In what year did students protest to maintain school segregation in Baltimore, Maryland?
In what year did students protest to maintain school segregation in Baltimore, Maryland?
1955
Which extremist group may have included racist police officers and judges as members?
Which extremist group may have included racist police officers and judges as members?
Ku Klux Klan
What legal restriction prevented Black Americans from participating in the justice system?
What legal restriction prevented Black Americans from participating in the justice system?
Prohibited from serving on juries
What were literacy tests designed to do in states like Georgia and Virginia?
What were literacy tests designed to do in states like Georgia and Virginia?
Prevent Black Americans from voting
What did the grandfather clause rule about voting rights?
What did the grandfather clause rule about voting rights?
Only if ancestors had voted before
What economic pressure did white employers use against Black voters?
What economic pressure did white employers use against Black voters?
Fired workers who registered to vote
When was the NAACP established?
When was the NAACP established?
1909
What was the NAACP's primary strategy for fighting discrimination?
What was the NAACP's primary strategy for fighting discrimination?
Using the legal system and courts
When was CORE founded and what methods did it use?
When was CORE founded and what methods did it use?
1942, non-violent direct action