Civil Rights Movement Notes #1: Reconstruction at Last?

I. Why the 1950s and 1960s?

A. World War II, The Cold War, and the Embarrassment of Racism

B. Caught on Tape: Television and the Civil Rights Movement

C. The Politics of African-American Migration to the North

D. The Shift to Direct, Public Confrontation: New Leaders, New Organizations, and New Tactics

II. Key Moments in the Civil Rights Movement

A. Challenging the Law in the Courts: Segregated Schools, Brown v. Board (1954), and the Little Rock 9

Brown v. Board

The Little Rock 9

B. Challenging the Law in the Streets

1. Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott

Montgomery Bus Boycott

2. Bull Connor & the Integration Struggle in Birmingham (1963)

3. The March on Washington & “I Have a Dream” Speech (1963)

III. 2 Key Civil Rights Victories & 1 Lingering Question

A. Victories:• The Civil Rights Act (1964) and the End of Legal

Segregation • The Voting Rights Act (1965) and the End of Voting

Restrictions

Civil Rights Act & Voting Rights Act

B. Lingering Question: Is This Enough?