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What act by Congress gave the government additional power to speed up school desegregation?
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Issued by a congressional group pledged to resist school desegregation?
Southern Manifesto, was written by 101 southern members of congress to resist school desegregation
What did Nixons actions in civil rights do?
He worked for school desegregation when forced to by courts
Where was the last public School Desegregation?
It was a school in South CarolinaSource? Year?
What was the achievement of public school desegregation primarily attained through?
Integration in the public schools was primarily attained through legal challenges to segregation laws and policies in the federal court system, culminating with the Supreme Court cases Brown v. Board of Education, (1954) and Brown v. Board of Education II, (1955). Although the Court declared "separate but equal" unconstitutional, many southern school districts resisted desegregation until Congress passed the Civil Rights Act of 1964, giving the federal government a means of enforcing the Supreme Court's decisions.
What law was passed by Congress to speed up school desegregation in 1964?
Congress passed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 after President Lyndon Johnson brokered an end to a Senate filibuster opposing the legislation. The new federal law was intended to end most forms of racial segregation and discrimination, in general.
Issued by a congressional group pledged to resist school desegregation?
Southern Manifesto, was written by 101 southern members of congress to resist school desegregation
What action did President John F. Kennedy take in support of civil rights?
President Kennedy pushed for the Civil Rights Act in Congress, and promised federal funding for school desegregation.
What did Nixons actions in civil rights do?
He worked for school desegregation when forced to by courts
Where was the last public School Desegregation?
It was a school in South CarolinaSource? Year?
Which best describes Nixon's position on desegregation?
He favored locally controlled desegregation
What was the site of a showdown over school desegregation?
little rock
What year did interracial school begin?
School desegregation reforms began on May 17, 1954.
What caused the new Orleans school crisis in 1960?
Forced desegregation
How did southern states try to blocks school desegregation?
With threats and marches.
What led the school desegregation in the 1960s?
brown vs board of education topeka
What led to school desegregation in the 1960s?
brown vs board of education topeka
What was the achievement of public school desegregation primarily attained through?
Integration in the public schools was primarily attained through legal challenges to segregation laws and policies in the federal court system, culminating with the Supreme Court cases Brown v. Board of Education, (1954) and Brown v. Board of Education II, (1955). Although the Court declared "separate but equal" unconstitutional, many southern school districts resisted desegregation until Congress passed the Civil Rights Act of 1964, giving the federal government a means of enforcing the Supreme Court's decisions.
