PON 11 HIS Quiz 1

Which year did the US Civil War end, also ending slavery?

What happened on 17th May 1954?

Federal laws refer to laws that...

When Chief Justice Earl Warren said "in the field of public education, the doctrine of 'separate but equal' has no place," he was referring an earlier Supreme Court case that established a precedent used for decades to justify segregation. What was that case?

When did the Supreme Court ruled established the 'separate but equal' doctrine that allowed for lawful segregation?

Which amendment to the US Constitution stated that all (male) citizens could vote regardless of race?

NAACP lawyers argued that public school segregation prevented black American children from receiving equal treatment under the law. Which constitutional amendment were they referring to?

Which of these things was NOT an activity of White Citizens Councils?

Slavery existed in America for nearly...

The laws states made to segregate public facilities and restrict the freedoms of black Americans were called what?