In the first half of the 20th century, literacy tests, poll taxes, and grandfather clauses were passed by the southern states in order to - deny suffrage to African Americans, The Civil Rights Act of 1964 sought to end the series of laws in the south known as - Jim Crow laws, The case of Brown v. Board of Education (1954) resulted in - a ruling that stated segregation in American public schools was inherently unequal, The first Major League Baseball team in the United States to allow African Americans onto the team was the - Brooklyn Dodgers, Jackie Robinson was MOST notable for - breaking the "color barrier" in Major League Baseball, Johnson's "Great Society" consisted of - reforms in health care, education, and civil rights, Which “Great Society” program would assist the elderly with costs associated with hospitalization or prescription drugs? - Medicare, Riots erupted in April of 1968 as a reaction to - the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr, This person was assassinated on June 5, 1968, while campaigning for the Democratic presidential nomination. - Robert F. Kennedy, The purpose of the 1964 Freedom Summer Project in Mississippi was - to help and encourage blacks to become registered voters, Cesar Chavez started a union for - farmers, Which organization was led by the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.? - The Southern Christian Leadership Conference, What was a non-violent way that protesters used to effectually shut down an area or business during the Civil Rights Movement. - sit-ins, Which president was successful in negotiating a peace agreement between Israel and Egypt? - Jimmy Carter, Which countries does the Cold war conflict - Korea and Vietnam , When was Nixon elected?  - 1968, When was Nixon reelected? - 1972, When did the embassy staff get released from being held hostage? - 1981, What scandal went on even while Ford was president? - Water gate scandal , What was the name of the deal Carter brokered? - Camp David Accords ,

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