The correct answer is "sit-ins."
The correct answer is C) It opened the door for legal segregation in the South.
The Supreme Court ruling on the Civil Rights Cases of 1883 affected the rights of African Americans in that "It opened the door for legal segregation in the South."
The Supreme Court helped erode African Americans' freedom with its decision on the Dred Scott case and its decision in 1883 of declaring the Civil Rights Act of 1875, unconstitutional.
These decisions severely hurt the civil rights of African Americans in the United States. The Supreme Court also added that the US Congress lacked the authority under the 14th Amendment to give protection to African Americans and that the states were the ones that had the authority to do so.
This Court decision opened the door for the expansion of the so-called Jim Crow laws in the southern states.
Affirmative Action: Set of policies that support members of disadvantaged groups that have previously faced discrimination in areas like employment.
Separate but Equal: a US legal doctrine that allowed for racial segregation but giving equal opportunities to all people without violating the 14th amendment.
Integration: organized movement to break down barriers of racial discrimination and segregation.
What did james Liddell die from?
Brain tumor
