1. which laws called for strict separation of the races in the south? ~anti-discrimination laws ~plessy v. ferguson laws ~jim crow laws*** 2. why was brown v. board of education a victory for the civil rights movement? ~it determined the fine a school would pay for refusing to desegregate. ~it declared the policy of separate but equal facilities for different races unconstitutional. *** ~it mandated the busing of students to achieve racially mixed schools.

was a long, primarily nonviolent series of events to bring full civil rights and equality under the law to all americans. the era has had a lasting impact on united states society, in its tactics, the increased social and legal acceptance of civil rights, and in its exposure of the prevalence and cost of racism. in the south violence and fraud in southern elections from 1868 to 1876, which had reduced black voter turnout and enabled southern white democrats to regain power in state legislatures across the south