Segregation and discrimination in America

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how were black people discriminated and segregated from in America?
in everything
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what was the ruling the supreme court gave in 1896?
separate but equal
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why were voting rights so important for civil rights?
so black people can vote for black sympathetic candidates
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how could white people prevent black people from registering to vote?
difficult reading texts and intimidation
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when was the Montgomery bus boycott?
1 December 1955
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who was the woman who started the boycott?
Rosa Parks
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was the Montgomery boycott successful?
yes, the bus company were loosing money
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give an effect of the M boycott:
public see MLK
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what date was segregation ruled unconstitutional on the buses?
21 Dec 1956
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when was Brown vs. Topeka?
1954
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give an effect of the Brown vs. Topeka:
supreme court ruled that segregation in schools was banned
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when was little rock?
1957
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why had the little rock school not been desegregated?
its governor was racist
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why did Eisenhower have to send in troops to protect the black students?
it was becoming violent and embarrassing for the government
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