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What did the Voting Rights Act of 1965 accomplish in relation to Jim Crow laws?
A
It legalized Jim Crow laws
B
It banned literacy tests
C
It created new voting restrictions
D
It promoted segregation
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What did the Voting Rights Act of 1965 accomplish in relation to Jim Crow laws?
It legalized Jim Crow laws
It banned literacy tests
It created new voting restrictions
It promoted segregation
Which civil rights leader was instrumental in the fight against Jim Crow laws?
Malcolm X
Martin Luther King Jr.
Abraham Lincoln
Frederick Douglass
What was one of the justifications used to maintain Jim Crow laws?
Scientific racism
Economic equality
Gender equality
Religious freedom
How did the federal government initially respond to challenges against Jim Crow laws?
Supported civil rights
Ignored challenges
Reinforced Jim Crow laws
Passed new civil rights laws
Which Supreme Court case declared segregation in public schools unconstitutional?
Roe v. Wade
Plessy v. Ferguson
Brown v. Board of Education
Marbury v. Madison
What was one effect of Jim Crow laws on African American children?
Equal education
Better opportunities
Inferior education
Free education
What was the main focus of the Civil Rights Act of 1968?
Ending slavery
Voting rights
Fair housing
Jim Crow laws
What was the significance of Rosa Parks in the fight against Jim Crow laws?
Supported segregation
Ignited the Montgomery Bus Boycott
Promoted Jim Crow laws
Was neutral on the issue
What did the term "Jim Crow" originally refer to?
A segregation law
A minstrel show character
A political leader
A Supreme Court case
What was the purpose of grandfather clauses in the context of Jim Crow laws?
To promote voting
To disenfranchise African Americans
To encourage literacy
To support equality
What was the role of the Civil Rights Movement in ending Jim Crow laws?
Supported Jim Crow laws
Promoted segregation
Fought for desegregation
Was neutral on the issue
What role did the Supreme Court play in dismantling Jim Crow laws?
Reinforced segregation
Overturned segregation laws
Ignored segregation
Created new Jim Crow laws
How did the Great Migration relate to Jim Crow laws?
It was caused by them
It supported them
It had no relation
It was unrelated
What was one of the long-term effects of Jim Crow laws?
Economic equality
Racial harmony
Institutional racism
Political stability
What was the significance of the Freedom Riders in the fight against Jim Crow laws?
They supported segregation
They were neutral
They challenged segregated interstate travel
They ignored the issue
What was the impact of Jim Crow laws on housing?
Integrated neighborhoods
Segregated neighborhoods
Free housing for all
No impact on housing
What was the outcome of the Selma to Montgomery marches?
Reinforcement of Jim Crow laws
Passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965
Ban on public marches
Increase in segregation
What role did the media play in challenging Jim Crow laws?
Supported segregation
Promoted Jim Crow laws
Exposed the injustices
Ignored the issue
What was the significance of the 15th Amendment in relation to Jim Crow laws?
It legalized segregation
It granted African American men the right to vote
It restricted voting rights
It was unrelated to Jim Crow laws
What was the impact of Jim Crow laws on African American communities?
Economic prosperity
Social mobility
Systematic discrimination
Equal opportunities