Uplifting the Civil Rights Movement: Icons, Events, and Impact

1. The Civil Rights Movement Diana Fields Edit 3318 Main Menu

2. “I Have a Dream” Main Menu Introduction

3. Introduction The Civil Rights Movement spanned the late 1950s and most of the sixties. Before the modern Civil Rights Movement, people were discriminated against based on the color of their skin. The movement happened in order for there to be equality for all peoples no matter their race. Main Menu

4. Main Menu Important Groups and People causes TEKS Video & Intro Results of the Movement Events of the Movement

5. History • The first African people were brought to American as slaves in 1619. • African Americans were freed after more that 200 years of slavery by the Emancipation Proclamation of 1863. • Even though they were free, African Americans faced widespread discrimination, racism, and hatred over the next century. Main Menu Next

6. Jim Crow Laws • The Jim Crow laws started the “separate but equal” segregation in the southern U.S. states. • They made racial segregation in public places mandatory. • Jim Crow lasted from 1876 through 1965 Main Menu Previous

7. Martin Luther King, Jr. • He worked for equality for African Americans and all Americans. • He was part of the Civil Rights Movement, which tried to end racial discrimination. • Dr. King believed in nonviolent civil disobedience. • In 1963, during the March on Washington, he gave his famous "I Have a Dream" speech in front of the Lincoln Memorial. January 15,1929 – April 4, 1968 Next

8. Rosa Parks • Many say the Civil Rights Movement began with her • Parks was arrested for refusing to give up her bus seat to a white man in Montgomery, AL • Called mother of the modern day Civil Rights Movement February 4, 1913 – October, 24, 2005 Previous Next

9. Malcolm X • Malcolm X was a black political activist, speaker, and Muslim minister. • Malcolm harshly criticized whites for their treatment of blacks. He often called white people devils. He said black people should defend themselves by any means necessary. • He believed that blacks should be paid reparations for the unpaid labor of their ancestors during slavery. May 19, 1925 – February 21, 1965 Previous Next

10. Black Panther Party • original name was Black Panther Party For Self-defense • Party’s original purpose was to protect black neighborhoods against police brutality. • Later, they called for the arming of all blacks and for the release of blacks from jail. Previous Next

11. Thurgood Marshall • Within a few years, Marshall rose to become chief counsel for the NAACP organization. • Argued many cases important to the Civil Rights Movement – most notably the landmark Brown v. Board of Education. • He was the first black person nominated for Supreme Court Justice. Of the nomination, President Johnson said it was "the right thing to do, the right time to do it, the right man and the right place." July 2, 1908 – January 24, 1993 Next Previous

12. Student Nonviolent Coordination Committee (SNCC) • SNCC's original statement of purpose established nonviolence as the driving philosophy behind the organization • The philosophy of nonviolence hit shakier ground when SNCC began its period of community organization in the South, having to face continual threats of perhaps deadly violence from whites. • Black Power was the guiding philosophy of SNCC in its later years. Previous Next

13. Freedom Riders • a series of political protests against segregation by blacks and whites who rode buses together through the American South in 1961. • The goal of the rides was to compel the newly appointed Kennedy administration to enforce the 1960 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that made segregation of bus terminals and stations serving interstate travelers unconstitutional. Previous Next

14. National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) • The NAACP's principal objective is to ensure the political, educational, social and economic equality of minority group citizens of United States and eliminate race prejudice. • The NAACP seeks remove all barriers of racial discrimination through democratic processes Main Menu Previous

15. Brown v. Board of Education • Brown v. Board of Education is one of the most important court cases of the 20th century. • It overturned the separate but equal doctrine of Plessy v. Ferguson and was the starting point for the desegregation of schools across the nation. • The Supreme Court ruled that “in the field of public education the doctrine of ‘separate but equal’ has no place. Separate educational facilities are inherently unequal.” Next

16. Little Rock Nine & Central High School • The Little Rock Nine were the nine African-American students involved in the desegregation of Little Rock Central High School. • When the Nine tried to enter the school, Arkansas governor, OrvalFaubus, sent the Arkansas National Guard to keep them from entering the school. • President Eisenhower responded by sending in the National Guard to escort the Nine into the school. Previous Next

17. March on Washington • Full name is the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom • The demands of the march were: • The passage of meaningful civil rights legislation • End of racial segregation in public schools • Protection for demonstrators against police brutality • Passage of a law against discrimination in job hiring Previous Next

18. Freedom Summer • In 1964, civil rights organizations including the Congress on Racial Equality (CORE) and Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) organized a voter registration drive, Freedom Summer, aimed at dramatically increasing voter registration in Mississippi. • The Freedom Summer faced constant abuse and harassment from Mississippi's white population. • The Ku Klux Klan, police and even state and local authorities carried out a systematic series of violent attacks; including arson, beatings, false arrest and the murder of at least three civil rights activists. Main Menu Previous

19. Civil Rights Act (1964) • President Johnson signed the bill into law on July 2, 1964 • The bill prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex or national origin • The Civil Rights Act ended the usage of Jim Crow laws Amending of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 Next

20. Voting Rights Act (1965) • Signed into law on August 6, 1965 by President Justice • Outlawed the discrimination in voting practices put in place by Southern states including literacy tests and poll taxes. Main Menu Previous

21. What was the March on Washington? • A response to the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. • A march to keep segregation alive in America • A march to overturn Brown v. Board of Education • A march for the fair treatment in jobs

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24. Who gave a speech at the March on Washington? • Sydney Poitier • Martin Luther King, Jr. • Rosa Parks • Malcolm X

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27. Who were the Little Rock Nine? • One of thefirst black students to attend a white school • A popular band in the sixties • Civil rights leaders • None of the above

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30. What were Jim Crow laws? • Made segregation in the South illegal • Called for equality in education for students of all colors • Made segregation in the South legal • Called for the execution of all blacks in the South

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33. Which president signed the Civil Rights Act? • John F. Kennedy • George H. Bush • Ronald Reagan • Lyndon B. Johnson

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36. What was Freedom Summer? • A voter registration drive for African Americans • African Americans were no longer discriminated against during the summer • The summer where all Africans were released from jail • None of the above

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39. What did Brown v. Board accomplish? • Ruled in favor of keeping schools segregated • Made segregation of schools illegal • Allowed students to be homeschooled • Made it illegal for students to protest at school

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42. TEKS • (5) History. The student understands important issues, events, and individuals in the United States during the 20th and 21st centuries. The student is expected to: • (A) analyze various issues and events of the 20th century such as industrialization, urbanization, increased use of oil and gas, the Great Depression, the world wars, the civil rights movement, and military actions; • (C) identify the accomplishments of individuals and groups such as Jane Addams, Susan B. Anthony, Dwight Eisenhower, Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks, Cesar Chavez, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Ronald Reagan, Colin Powell, the Tuskegee Airmen, and the 442nd Regimental Combat Team who have made contributions to society in the areas of civil rights, women's rights, military actions, and politics. http://www.tea.state.tx.us/index2.aspx?id=6148&menu_id=720&menu_id2=785 Main Menu

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