section 29-1 pp. 906-915 taking on segregation “…in the field of public education the doctrine...
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SECTION 29-1PP. 906-915
Taking on Segregation
“…in the field of public education the doctrine of ‘separate but equal’ has no place. Separate educational facilities are inherently
unequal.”-Chief Justice Earl Warren in the Brown v. Board decision
“…in the field of public education the doctrine of ‘separate but equal’ has no place. Separate educational facilities are inherently
unequal.”-Chief Justice Earl Warren in the Brown v. Board decision
The Segregation System
Jim Crow laws kept African Americans living as second class citizens
WWII and Civil Rights New jobs Served in military FDR outlawed discrimination
Challenging Segregation in Court
NAACP Legal team headed by
Thurgood Marshall
Challenged segregation through court cases
Challenging Segregation in Court
Brown v. Board of Education (1954) Outlawed segregation in
public schools
Brown II (1955) Ordered integration to
happen more quickly
Reaction to Brown
Little Rock Nine (1957) AR Gov. refused to integrate schools Eisenhower sends National Guard to escort
students to school
The Montgomery Bus Boycott
First organized movement to fight segregation
Led by Dr. M.L. KingIn 1956, the Supreme
Court ruled segregated buses illegal
Rosa Parks Interviewed
Rosa Parks challenged discrimination on city
buses
Rosa Parks challenged discrimination on city
buses
Martin Luther King and the SCLC
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Promoted
Nonviolence Civil disobedience
Methods Huge demonstrations Boycotts
1957: Formed SCLC(Southern Christian Leadership Conference)
Dr. King riding an integrated bus in Montgomery in 1956.Dr. King riding an integrated bus in Montgomery in 1956.
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
SNCC Formed to involve
college students in the civil rights movement
Chairman John Lewis
Sit-Ins Often provoked
angry whites Won sympathy for
protestors
The Triumphs of a Crusade
SECTION 29-2PP. 916-922
Riding for Freedom
Freedom Riders (1961) Rode buses to protest
segregation RFK and JFK sent 400
US marshals to protect riders
Segregation banned in travel facilities
Standing Firm
James Meredith Gov. refused to let
him enter Univ. of Miss.
JFK sent US marshals to let him in
Standing Firm
The Birmingham Campaign Protestors viciously
attacked by police Milestones
Poor blacks join demand for equality
Moderate whites in north and south begin supporting desegregation
Marching to Washington
March in D.C. (1963) 250,000 demand
immediate passage of civil rights bill
“I Have a Dream” Speech
Civil Rights Act passed in 1964
Fighting for Voting Rights
Freedom Summer Student volunteers register voters Mississippi Led to violence and murder
24th Amendment: Banned poll tax
Fighting for Voting Rights
Voting Rights Act of 1965 Eliminated literacy tests Allowed federal examiners to register voters
WHAT MOMENT OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT WAS MOST INFLUENTIAL?
What do you think?