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Civil Rights

Activism, new legislation, and the Supreme Court advance equal rights for African Americans. Civil Rights. What were the important people and events of the Civil Rights Movement? How can we use this information to be better citizens today?. EQ.

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Civil Rights

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  1. Activism, new legislation, and the Supreme Court advance equal rights for African Americans. Civil Rights

  2. What were the important people and events of the Civil Rights Movement? How can we use this information to be better citizens today? EQ

  3. 51a - explain the importance of President Truman's order to integrate the U.S. military and the federal government 51b - identify Jackie Robinson and the integration of baseball 51c - explain Brown v. Board of Education and efforts to resist the decision 51d - describe the significance of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Letter From a Birmingham Jail and his I Have A Dream speech 51e - describe the contrasting views of Stokely Carmichael, Malcolm X, and other radicals of the Civil Rights movement 51f - describe the causes and consequences of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965 AKS

  4. What does a 14 year old black boy get for whistling at a white woman in 1955 Mississippi?

  5. When did the Civil Rights Movement start?

  6. Has it ended?

  7. Activism and a series of Supreme Court decisions advance equal rights for African Americans in the 1950s and 1960s. Taking on Segregation

  8. 1896 Plessy v. Ferguson ruling: separate but equal constitutional Many states pass Jim Crow laws separating the races Plessy v. Ferguson

  9. Focuses on most glaring inequalities of segregated public education • Places team of law students under Thurgood Marshall • win 29 out of 32 cases argued before Supreme Court The NAACP Legal Strategy

  10. Marshall’s greatest victory is Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka In 1954 case, Court unanimously strikes down school segregation Brown v. Board of Education

  11. Within 1 year, over 500 school districts desegregate Some districts, state officials, pro-white groups actively resist Reaction to Brown

  12. Little Rock Nine

  13. Movie

  14. What Supreme Court decision established “separate, but equal?” What Supreme Court decision overturned “separate, but equal?” What is the name of the group that famously tested this case in AK? What is the name of the 14-year old boy brutally beaten in MS? Review

  15. 1955 NAACP officer Rosa Parks arrested for not giving up seat on bus Elect 26-year-old Baptist pastor Martin Luther King, Jr. leader The Montgomery Bus Boycott

  16. King, others found Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) Join Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) Tactics: Civil disobedience, massive demonstrations, Non-violence “Soul Force”

  17. Who founded the SCLC? What were their tactics? What was the result of Rosa Parks not giving up her seat on a Montgomery, AL bus? What did SNCC stand for? What Supreme Court decision established “separate, but equal?” What Supreme Court decision overturned “separate, but equal?” What is the name of the group that famously tested this case in AK? Review

  18. Sit Ins

  19. Freedom riders—blacks, whites sit, use station facilities together • Attorney general, Interstate Commerce Commission act: • ban segregation in all interstate travel facilities CORE’s Freedom Rides

  20. 1962, federal court rules James Meredith may enroll at U of MS Integrating Ole Miss

  21. April 1963, SCLC demonstrate to desegregate Birmingham King arrested, writes “Letter from Birmingham Jail” Heading into Birmingham

  22. June, JFK sends troops to force Gov. Wallace to desegregate U of AL Kennedy Takes a Stand

  23. August 1963, over 250,000 people converge on Washington Speakers demand immediate passage of civil rights bill King gives “I Have a Dream” speech The Dream of Equality

  24. What do you have a dream about? I have a dream…. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________. I have a Dream….

  25. prohibits discrimination because of race, religion, gender LBJ signs Civil Rights Act of 1964

  26. Freedom Summer—CORE, SNCC project to register blacks to vote in MS Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party formed to get seat in MS party Fannie Lou Hamer—voice of MFDP at National Convention—wins support Freedom Summer

  27. 1965, voting rights demonstrator killed in Selma, AL Second march, with federal protection, swells to 25,000 people The Selma Campaign

  28. 3 things you learned 2 things you want to learn more about 1 question you have 3-2-1

  29. Congress finally passes Voting Rights Act of 1965 Stops literacy tests, allows federal officials to enroll voters Voting Rights Act of 1965

  30. Malcolm X —controversial Muslim leader, speaker; gets much publicity • Stokely Carmichael, head of SNCC, calls for Black Power: • Black Panthers fight police brutality, want black self-sufficiency • Preach ideas of Mao Zedong; have violent confrontations with police African-American Solidarity

  31. Seems to sense own death in Memphis speech to striking workers • Is shot, dies the following day, April 4, 1968 • King’s death leads to worst urban rioting in U.S. history • over 100 cities affected • Robert Kennedy assassinated two months later King’s Death

  32. Who were the Freedom Riders? What letter did King write after being arrested in Birmingham? What happened during Freedom Summer? What was the Civil Rights Act of 1964? What did the Voting Rights Act of 1965 change? Define Black Power. Who were the Black Panthers? Who was Malcolm X? What happened after the death of MLK? Review

  33. Civil Rights Act of 1968 prohibits discrimination in housing More black students finish high school, college; get better jobs Greater pride in racial identity leads to Black Studies programs More African-American participation in movies, television Increased voter registration results in more black elected officials Civil Rights Gains

  34. White flight reverses much progress toward school integration • Unemployment, poverty higher than for whites • Affirmative action—extra effort to hire, enroll discriminated groups • 1960s, colleges, companies doing government business adopt policy • Late 1970s, some criticize policy as reverse discrimination UNFINISHED BUSINESS

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