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The Civil Rights Era

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Lesson 1 The Civil Rights Movement

Ending Inequality in Education

Answering Questions As you read the section, answer the questions below.

1. Defining What is segregation?

2. Explaining In what way did the Council on Racial Equality (CORE) try to end segregation? 

Explaining Brown v. Board of Education was an important event in the civil rights movement. As you read about it, list information about the event in each box. 

ESSENTIAL QUESTIONWhy does conflict develop?

3. The People 4. The Argument 5. The Ruling

6. Results of the Ruling

Brown v. Board of Education

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The Civil Rights Era

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7. Analyzing Why was the confrontation at Central High School important? 

Moving Beyond the Schoolhouse

Determining Cause and Effect Rosa Parks’ refusal to give up her seat on a Montgomery bus led to many other changes. As you read, list those changes and their results.

4. Identifying Which civil rights leader was influenced by Gandhi? What ideas of Gandhi’s did this leader adopt?

5. Defining What is civil disobedience? Give an example from the lesson.

Rosa Parks refuses to give up her seat

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