Civil Rights And Voting Rights – Flashcards
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During the first Selma voting rights march on March 7, 1965,
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marchers were attacked by police as they crossed a bridge.
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The "I Have a Dream" speech referred to which historic American document?
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the Declaration of Independence
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A goal of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom was to
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demand legal equality for African Americans.
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Which provisions did the Civil Rights Act of 1964 include?
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new enforcement tools for federal laws
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How did the Voting Rights Act of 1965 stop discrimination in areas where voter eligibility tests were previously used?
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It required federal supervision.
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An important effect of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom was that
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it raised awareness of civil rights through TV coverage.
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The governor of Alabama during the Selma voting rights marches was
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George Wallace.
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Which event occurred in August of 1963?
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the March on Washington
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Civil rights activists challenged Southern voting laws because they conflicted with
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the Fifteenth Amendment.
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The Civil Rights Act that passed in 1964
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was rewritten in response to a Senate filibuster.
