The American civil rights movement saw landmark events like Brown v. Board of Education, which ended 'separate but equal' and mandated school desegregation. The murder of Emmett Till and Rosa Parks' bus protest, led by Martin Luther King Jr., catalyzed the fight for racial equality and the adoption of nonviolent resistance.
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The landmark Supreme Court case that declared school segregation unconstitutional and sparked the civil rights movement
Resistance in the South
Some states employed tactics of "massive resistance" to avoid integration, leading to the closure of public schools in Prince Edward County, Virginia
The brutal lynching of a 14-year-old boy in Mississippi sparked national outrage and became a catalyst for the civil rights movement
Rosa Parks' refusal to give up her seat on a segregated bus sparked a 381-day mass protest and propelled Martin Luther King Jr. to national prominence
The successful boycott demonstrated the power of nonviolent protest in challenging racial segregation and became a defining characteristic of the civil rights movement
The integration of Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas by nine African American students highlighted the ongoing challenges of implementing Brown v. Board of Education
President Eisenhower's intervention with federal troops to enforce integration demonstrated the government's role in upholding civil rights legislation
Civil rights leaders like Martin Luther King Jr. advocated for nonviolent resistance as a means to achieve social and legislative change
The strategic use of nonviolent tactics required rigorous training and discipline, and became a defining characteristic of the civil rights movement
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The case ______ v. ______ of ______, in ______, was a turning point in the U.S. civil rights movement.
Brown
Board of Education
Topeka, Kansas
1954
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The ______'s legal efforts to end school segregation resulted in a ______ decision by the Supreme Court.
NAACP
unanimous
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Chief Justice ______ ______ ruled that separate public schools for different races were against the Constitution.
Earl
Warren
