the civil rights era & post war america by lexi malpass
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Lexi Malpass
CIVIL RIGHTS ERA &POST-WAR AMERICA
This was a United States court case focusing on segregated schools for colored and white youth. This is the
court case that overturned the earlier Plessy v. Ferguson, which ruled that
separate but equal was constitutional.
Brown v. Board of Education proved that “separate but equal” was
not truly equal. This was a major event in the Civil Rights Movement because it allowed for integration of races in all schools to begin. But just
because it was legal did not mean colored children stopped being
criticized for attending a “white” school. This was only the beginning.
BROWN VS. BOARD OF EDUCATION1952-54
Rosa Parks is most famous for her refusal to give up her seat on the bus. All
“white” seats were full, and she was asked to give up
her colored seat for a boarding white passenger,
to which she refused.
She was then arrested, unknowingly about to start a whole new movement of protest. The Montgomery
Bus boycott began promptly. She would later
become a leader of the Civil Rights movement.
ROSA PARKS - ARRESTED1955
The Montgomery Bus Boycott occurred in Montgomery,
Alabama, where segregated buses were law. In protest of Rosa Parks being arrested, thousands of protestors in Montgomery and beyond
began to boycott city buses. The boycott lasted over a year until Montgomery
passed a law stating that black passengers could sit
anywhere. This boycott was organized by many important
leaders like Martin Luther King Jr.
MONTGOMERY BUS BOYCOTT
1956
Martin Luther King Jr. was a famous activist during the Civil Rights era, specifically toward the rights of colored people. He
began activity during the Montgomery Bus Boycott. He
faced being arrested and hated by many to get his messages across,
and served as a figure for the colored community. His overall method was peaceful protest,
unlike many other protestors of this time. His contribution to Civil
Rights is not forgotten today.
MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.1955-68
The Little Rock Nine refers to the nine colored students enrolled in Little Rock Central High School.
Their enrollment caused the Little Rock Crisis, where
they were refused enrollment. Eisenhower
intervened and the students were allowed entry into the school, as it was technically
legal. The nine students would be escorted around
by soldiers while they attended. The students
faced many challenges and brought many issues to the
public eye.
LITTLE ROCK NINE1957
The Greensboro sit-ins were a series of non-violent protests that took place in Greensboro,
North Carolina at the Woolworth department store. Colored male students sat at the counter and refused to
move, demanding recognition in a peaceful way. Over time, more students joined. Though these were not the first sit-ins, they were the most prominent
and successful.
GREENSBORO SIT-INS1960
The March on Washington is today one of
the largest rallies for human rights ever held. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his famous “I
Have a Dream” speech at the Washington Monument, telling his piece on racism
and why it should end. Some say that because of this huge rally, the Civil
Right Act of 1964 is passed easier. This was a big
success for the Civil Rights Movement.
MARCH ON WASHINGTON1963
This United States act was passed to make it
officially illegal to discriminate based on race or gender in any way. Segregation was
officially ended in schools and in the workplace as well.
Initially, this law was not enforced properly, but
would later be strengthened. This was a
huge step in the movement and would
lead to greater things in the future.
CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964
Freedom Summer was held in Mississippi in an attempt to register as many black voters as possible as well as develop new freedom
schools, community areas, and housing to aid the
previously neglected black population. This angered a lot of white radicals, and
provoked violence from the Ku Klux Klan, among others. Many were
arrested, and even beaten or killed during this ten
week project.
FREEDOM SUMMER1964
Following the Civil Rights Act, the Voting Rights Act
came to be a year later. This allowed for all races to
participate in the voting process of a presidential election. It also made it easier for non-English
speaking Americans to take part. Previously, literacy tests were required for voting. This
act is considered to be the most effective civil rights legislation in US history.
VOTING RIGHTS ACT OF 1965
In the United States, the Latino Movement covered a broad range of issues. Mexican immigrants were not
receiving proper American rights, but were instead receiving
discrimination. They fought for land grants, voting rights, Latino
education, and against stereotypes all too common in American media.
Latinos reminded America of its failure to live up to the Treaty of
Guadalupe Hidalgo, that promised full citizenship. They reclaimed the
term “Chicano” which originally was a derogatory term for sons and
daughters of immigrants.
LATINO MOVEMENT(CHICANO MOVEMENT)
The African-American Movement was all about the end of segregation in schools, public communities and in the workplace among other things. The blacks led major campaigns of
resistance in many kinds. Some were violent in manor, like the Black
Panthers and their “Black Power”. Some were more peaceful such as
Martin Luther King Jr. and his boycotts and sit-ins as well as
eloquent speeches. They fought for their own rights as well as the rights
of their children, and before long, the Civil Rights Act was passed and began a turn around for the country.
AFRICAN-AMERICAN MOVEMENT
The Feminist Movement was about fighting for the rights of women across America and the rest of the world. Women were no longer content being held down by their husbands, or
expected to have a husband in the first place. Women were limited in jobs and in legal
rights to property as well as in court. Women were not paid as
much for the same jobs as a man. The American women
fought for legal gender equality just as Latinos and
African-Americans fought for racial equality.
FEMINIST MOVEMENT
This was a social movement that started in
the 60’s in response to the Civil Rights Movement. Counterculture was all about turning against
social norms. The most well-known branch of counterculture is the
hippie community, who protested war, segregation, and promoted peace and a simple life. Counterculture fought for the rights of all, as most of equal rights was
against society at that time.
COUNTERCULTURE60’S AND 70’S
Roe vs. Wade is a famous court case in the US regarding the
subject of abortion in law. It made abortion legal to a certain extent
because at the time of conception, the fetus is still a
part of a woman’s body, stating that the right to an unborn child
is the women’s decision only. Since this court case, many
attempts to make abortion illegal have been turned down as
unconstitutional. This issue was brought forth by the feminist and
counterculture movements.
ROE VS. WADE1973
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