| A | B |
|---|
| How did American society fail blacks? | Failed to recognize them as human beings & treat them equally |
| How did the American government fail blacks? | Failed to protect their civil rights |
| Plessy v. Ferguson | Supreme Court ruled segregration was legal; idea of "Separate but Equal" |
| Segregration | Separation of the races |
| Brown V. Board | Supreme Court ruled that segregation was illegal in schools; "separate but not equal" |
| What issue connects the cases of Plessy v. Ferguson & Brown v. Board? | Segregation |
| Why did blacks continue to challenge the issue of segregation & force desegregation? | American society refused to change & get rid of segregation |
| 13th Amendment | Ends Slavery |
| 14th Amendment | Guarantees & protects rights equally |
| 15th Amendment | Guarantees black voting rights |
| Civil Rights Act of 1964 | Makes segregation & racial discrimination illegal |
| 24th Amendment | Ends poll taxes on voting |
| Voting Rights Act of 1965 | Ends literacy tests as requirement for voting |
| What connects the 14th Amendment & Civil Rights Act of 1964? | Protection of rights |
| What issue connects the 15th Amendment to the 24th Amendment & the Voting Rights Act of 1965? | Voting rights |
| 3 reasons Civil Rights Movement dissolved | 1. Shift from legal to social equality; 2. White Backlash; 3. Movement split apart into 2 groups |
