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Brown V Board Assignment

The document contains questions about the 1954 Supreme Court case Brown v. Board of Education. The questions ask students to summarize in 2-3 sentences why Brown v. Board was important for the Civil Rights Movement, what "separate but equal" means, whether separate white and black institutions were truly equal, why civil rights are important, what the purpose of the Civil Rights Movement was, and why desegregation of schools was not immediate after the Brown ruling.

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Brown V Board Assignment

The document contains questions about the 1954 Supreme Court case Brown v. Board of Education. The questions ask students to summarize in 2-3 sentences why Brown v. Board was important for the Civil Rights Movement, what "separate but equal" means, whether separate white and black institutions were truly equal, why civil rights are important, what the purpose of the Civil Rights Movement was, and why desegregation of schools was not immediate after the Brown ruling.

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Name: _____________________________

Date: _________ Class: _______________

The Beginning of the End of Segregation: Brown versus the Board of Education
Directions: Answer each of the following questions in 2-3 complete sentences. Refer to your
notes from the PowerPoint lecture on Brown v. Board and use your text pp. 222-247.
Remember, use your resources for inspiration, but use your OWN words!
1.) Why was Brown versus the Board of Education an important first step for the Civil Rights
Movement?
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2.) What does separate but equal mean?
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3.) Although white and black institutions (including restaurants, schools, and churches)
were separate, were they equal? Why or why not?
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4.) Why are civil rights important to a countrys citizens?
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5.) What was the purpose/desired outcome of the Civil Rights Movement?
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6.) Why wasnt de-segregation in schools immediate after the Brown versus Board of
Education ruling?
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