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Civil Rights

Civil Rights. Various groups have lobbied for increased civil rights for decades: Racial minorities Women Homosexuals Religious minorities. Civil Rights: Race Discrimination (1898-1954). Plessey v. Ferguson Truman Executive Order Rosa Parks and Montgomery Bus Boycott CORE, NAACP

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Civil Rights

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  1. Civil Rights • Various groups have lobbied for increased civil rights for decades: • Racial minorities • Women • Homosexuals • Religious minorities

  2. Civil Rights: Race Discrimination (1898-1954) • Plessey v. Ferguson • Truman Executive Order • Rosa Parks and Montgomery Bus Boycott • CORE, NAACP • Freedom Rides • Brown v. Board

  3. Civil Rights: Race Discrimination (1954-1965) • Eisenhower and National Guard • Wallace and Univ. of Alabama • Kennedy Speech • King – Mountaintop Speech • Civil Rights Act of 1964 • Voting Rights Act of 1965 • Jim Crow laws

  4. Civil Rights: Race Discrimination(1966-Present) • De Facto vs. De Jure Segregation • Affirmative Action • Reparations movement

  5. Discrimination: Sexual Orientation • Public opinion has shown increased support for equal rights for homosexuals • Recent events: • “Don’t ask, Don’t tell!” • In Defense of Marriage Act • Push for acceptance of gay marriage • Massachusetts is in the news right now for its pending legislation • Push from Christian Right for federal ban of gay marriage

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