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Power Presentations CHAPTER 29

Power Presentations CHAPTER 29. Image. Democratic Ideals.

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Power Presentations CHAPTER 29

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  1. Power Presentations CHAPTER 29

  2. Image Democratic Ideals It is 1960, and you live in a Southern city. For decades, African Americans in the South have endured racial segregation. Now they are protesting against it—in spite of the risk of being attacked. You must decide whether or not you will participate in the protests and in what way. How would you stop injustice in society?

  3. • How far would you be willing to go to help the protestors? • In what ways, besides protesting, could you help end segregation?

  4. 1954The Supreme Court decides Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka. 1955Montgomery bus boycott begins. Image 1957Federal troops are sent to desegregate Little Rock Central High School. 1963The March on Washington takes place. Kennedy is assassinated and Johnson becomes president. 1964Congress passes the Civil Rights Act of 1964. 1965Congress passes the Voting Rights Act. 1968Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., is assassinated. 1970La Raza Unida is founded. 1972Members of AIM occupy the Bureau of Indian Affairs. To World

  5. 1957African nation of Ghana wins independence. 1962African National Congress leader Nelson Mandela is imprisoned. 1967Civil War rages in Nigeria. 1971India and Pakistan go to war. Back to U.S. Back to Home

  6. Main Idea Changes after World War II helped African Americans make progress in their struggle for equality. Why It Matters Now The African-American struggle for equality became a model for modern protest movements.

  7. Brownv. Board of Education Montgomery bus boycott Supreme Court rules bus segregation unconstitutional challenged school segregation Little Rock sit-ins college students try to desegregate lunch counters governor sends troops to prevent integration Eisenhower sends troops to enforce integration What were important events of the early civil rights movement? What did they challenge? What were the results? Early Civil Rights Movement

  8. • How did World War II help lead to the civil rights movement? • What role did Thurgood Marshall play in challenging segregation? • How did Martin Luther King, Jr., become a well-known civil rights leader?

  9. Think About • • the Montgomery bus boycott • • the events in Little Rock • the nature of sit-ins Contrasting How did the tactics used by civil rights protestors differ from the response of many Southern whites? Back to Home

  10. Main Idea The civil rights movement led to the end of legal segregation. Why It Matters Now African Americans still face discrimination but now have more opportunities than before.

  11. 1960 1961 1963 Image Civil Rights Act, Freedom Summer 1964 1965 1966 1968 What important events of the civil rights movement occurred between 1960 and 1968? Kennedy elected president CORE starts Freedom Rides March on Washington Voter registration drive in Selma, Voting Rights Act SCLC protests in Chicago King assassinated

  12. • Why did civil rights workers believe Birmingham was a good place to protest? • How did civil rights workers fight to improve African-American voting rights? • Why did the movement begin to break apart?

  13. Map Why do you think African Americans placed so much importance on the right to vote? Think About • • who and what they might want to vote for • • what they were willing to endure to win voting rights • how Southern whites kept them from voting Making Inferences Back to Home

  14. Main Idea The African-American struggle for equality inspired other groups to fight for equality. Why It Matters Now Nonwhites and women continue to fight for equality today.

  15. Mexican Americans Native Americans Women Published The Feminine Mystique, founded the National Organization for Women Image What were important details about the Mexican-American, Native American, and women’s struggle for equal rights? Founded La Raza Unida to fight for better wages, education, and housing Issued Declaration of Indian Purpose, Self-Determination Act of 1975

  16. • What was La Raza Unida and what did it do? • What was the Declaration of Indian Purpose? • How did Betty Friedan help to launch the women’s liberation movement?

  17. Think About • what NOW and other women’s groups would have thought of it • what Phyllis Schlafly thought of it Analyzing Points of View What were the different opinions about the ERA? Back to Home

  18. REVIEW QUESTIONS ANSWERS: READ AND TAKE NOTES

  19. 1What factors helped to give strength to the demands of the civil rights movement? 2What were the immediate and long-term effects ofBrown v. Board of Education of Topeka? 3 How did white people react to civil rights protests? 4 What factors made it difficult for Kennedy to act on civil rights? 5Why did Congress eventually pass civil rights legislation?

  20. 6What effects did Johnson’s Great Society legislation have? 7How did farm workers participate in the civil rights movement? 8What challenges did Hispanics face in their civil rights struggle? 9Why did Native Americans protest U.S. government policy? 10What kinds of discrimination did women challenge during the civil rights era?

  21. Causes Events Analyzing Causes NAACP lawyers challenge the Plessy decision. Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka Arrest of Parks and the anger of African Americans in Montgomery Montgomery bus boycott Protests in Birmingham and March on Washington increase pressure for civil rights legislation. Civil Rights Act of 1964 Protests in Selma and problems African Americans have registering to vote Voting Rights Act of 1965 Back to Home

  22. Analyzing Causes Causes Events Mexican Americans organize to fight for rights. La Raza Unida Women want more opportunities in American life. Publication of The Feminine Mystique by Betty Friedan Native Americans seek protection for their land and their traditional cultures. The federal government ends its “termination policy.” Back to Home

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