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| Significance of Brown vs. Board of Education |
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| Supreme Court reversed the decision on segregated schools by declaring that segregated schools are unequal and must desegregate. There were several cases heard at the same time and one was a case in Virginia. |
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| Head of the NAACP legal defense team |
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| Head of the NAACP Legal Defense Team in Virginia |
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| Virginia's response to the Brown decision |
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massive resistance and some schools closed
private academies were established
many whites left urban school systems(white flight) |
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| How the 1963 March on Washington influenced public opinion about civil rights |
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participants were inspired by the "I Have A Dream" speech given by Martin Luther King, Jr.
helped influence public opinion to support civil rights legislation
march demonstrated the power of non-violent mass protest |
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| How Civil Rights Act of 1964 advanced the cause of Civil Rights for African Americans |
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act banned discrimination based on race, religion, national origin and gender
also desegregated public accomodations |
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| President played important role in getting the Civil Rights Act of 1964 passed |
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| Voting Rights Act of 1964 |
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| Result of the Voting Rights Act of 1964 |
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| federal registrars went to the South to register voters so it increased African Americans voting |
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| How did NAACP advance civil rights for African Americans |
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| challenged segregation in the courts |
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