Cards in this guide (9)
What was the name of Martin Luther King Jr's speech
the name of Martin Luther King Jr's speech was "I have a
Dream"
How did the NAACP fight segregation
Some ways that the NAACP fought segregation was:
- By fighting inequality in public schools
- By proving that schools were not equal
- By bringing lawsuits
How did Jackie Robinson and Paul Robeson differ
- -Robinson's stand made him more popular than Robeson
- -Robeson took a more radical approach to equality than Robinson
- -Robeson spoke well of the Soviet Union, Robinson did not
- -Robinson's stand made him more popular than Robeson
What short-term effect did sit ins and other civil rights protesets have on life in the South
One effect was that civil rights leaders were arrested.
What was true about the desegregation of the defense industry under President Franklin Roosevelt
He feared that protests planned would hurt the war effort
Why did Earl Warren become Chief Justice
Fred Vinson died unexpectedly.
Southern dixiecrats left the democratic party because
They did not support Truman's civil rights policies.
What happened to the man who killed John Earl Reese and Texas
Was found guilty but never went to jail
What did Martin Luther king Jr letter from Birmingham jail argue
People should resist unfair laws.