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14 Cards in this Set
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What was one of the highlights of the progressive movement |
The founding of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) |
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How did federal force SC to allow African Americans to vote in the Democratic primary |
Federal courts made this ruling in the Elmure vs Rice case |
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What did the Brown vs board of education case help end |
Racial segregation in public schools |
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What were the main goals of the Civil Rights Movement |
To end segregation in schools/public facilities |
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Who was known for helping the cause of Civil rights by passing the Civil Rights Act of 1964 |
Oh |
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Who aimed to improve public education in SC by testing students each year |
The 1998 education accountability act |
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What was an example of a group of seeking redress of grievances through judicial review |
Brown vs Board of education |
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What Act increased high school graduation requirements, required basic skills testing and competency testing of students |
The Education Improvement Act |
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Who conducted the longest filibuster ever by a US senator when he spoke for 24 hours and 18 minutes in opposition to the civil rights act of 1957 |
Strom Thurmond |
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Who desegregated the military in 1948 w executive order in 9981 |
President Harry S Truman |
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I what did the freedom riders do in 1961 to test the 1960 Supreme Court ruling outlawing segregation in all interstate public facilities |
Boarded buses and left Washington DC, heading for the Deep South |
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Why did South Carolina's agricultural economy declined |
When many African American laborers left to find jobs in the north and west |
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What would have the racial integration of USC and Clemson the 1960s would be best described as |
Happening peacefully and without acts of violence |
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Who was Harvey Gantt |
The first African American to attend Clemson |
