PROTESTS ACTIVISM AND CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE 1954 1973
THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT DURING THE 1950S
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Lyndon Johnson’s “Great Society” programs
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the election of African-American governors in Southern states
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the federal government’s pledge to enforce the post-Civil War Amendments
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the Supreme Court’s decision in Brown v. The Board of Education, Topeka, KS
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Detailed explanation-1: -The major reason for the rise of the modern civil rights era of the 1950’s was the Supreme Court’s decision in Brown v. The Board of Education, Topeka, KS. The correct answer is D. Good luck with your studies, I hope this helps!
Detailed explanation-2: -In this milestone decision, the Supreme Court ruled that separating children in public schools on the basis of race was unconstitutional. It signaled the end of legalized racial segregation in the schools of the United States, overruling the “separate but equal” principle set forth in the 1896 Plessy v. Ferguson case.
Detailed explanation-3: -Why did the Supreme Court take jurisdiction of Brown v. Board of Education? Cases about race relations required government intervention. The public schools in the South lagged behind other regions.
Detailed explanation-4: -In 1896, the Supreme Court ruled in Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) that separate accommodations based on race was constitutional. 58 years later in Brown v. The Board of Education of Topeka (1954) the court ruled that separate accommodations based on race were inherently unequal and so unconstitutional.
Detailed explanation-5: -Brown v. Board of Education (1954, 1955) While the facts of each case are different, the main issue in each was the constitutionality of state-sponsored segregation in public schools.