The civil rights movement
- 1. Technology in EducationDr. MerrillCreated by Jordan RifeThe Civil Rights Movementhttp://trendsupdates.com/the-us-civil-rights-movement-fighting-for-acceptance-in-a-judgemental-society/
- 2. Segregation Divides AmericaJim Crow SouthPlessy V. Ferguson (1896): supreme court rules separate, but equal facilities are legal.De Jure Segregation: segregation that is enforced by law.De Facto Segregation: segregation that is enforced by tradition.Hotels, schools, hospitals, restaurants, and cemeteries, etc. were all segregated.http://bradley.chattablogs.com/archives/2008/01/
- 3. "We come then to the question presented: Does segregation of children in public schools solely on the basis of race, even though the physical facilities and other "tangible" factors may be equal, deprive the children of the minority group of equal educational opportunities? We believe that it does...We conclude that in the field of public education the doctrine of 'separate but equal' has no place. Separate educational facilities are inherently unequal. Therefore, we hold that the plaintiffs and others similarly situated for whom the actions have been brought are, by reason of the segregation complained of, deprived of the equal protection of the laws guaranteed by the Fourteenth Amendment.”(http://www.crmvet.org/tim/timhis54.htm#1954bvbe)This Supreme Court decision really got the ball rolling for the Civil Rights Movement because now public schools cannot be segregated. Brown v. The Board of Education, 1954
- 4. Little Rock High School had a plan to slowly integrate. Nine young African American students volunteered to enroll.The day the students showed up, the governor, Faubus, of Arkansas called out the National Guard to block the students entrance into the high school.President Eisenhower however, over ruled Governor Faubusonce he found out what he had done and sent federal troops to the school to protect the students.Little Rock NineOne of the female volunteers being harassed by a white crowd.http://www.cynical-c.com/2005/08/05/
- 5. This law established the United States Civil Rights Commission. Which had power to investigate violations of civil rights. The law also gave the U.S. Attorney General greater power to protect the voting rights of African Americans. Civil Rights Act of 1957President Eisenhower signing the Civil Rights Act of 1957 into law.uspolitics.about.com
- 6. Organized by Martin Luther King Jr.
- 7. Started when Rosa Parks would not give up her seat on the bus for a white male. She was arrested and taken to jail. Then, Dr. King organized a boycott of city busses until they would be desegregated.
- 8. The boycott lasted for over one year.Montgomery Bus Boycott 1955http://www.crmvet.org/images/imgeyes.htmRosa Parks arrested (left).
- 9. Example of African Americans walking everywhere they went (right).http://www.crmvet.org/images/imgeyes.htm
- 10. Southern Christian Leadership ConferenceFounded by Martin Luther King Jr. and Ralph Abernathy. Advocated non-violence into a prominent position with-in the civil rights movement.Organized a series of protest such as, Prayer Pilgrimage in Washington D.C.in 1957.SCLCLeaders of the SCLC marching in Birmingham.georgiaencyclopedia.org
- 11. Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee.
- 12. Founded by Ella Baker who was previously active at the NAACP.
- 13. Goal: to create a grass-roots movement that involved all classes of African Americans in the struggle to attain equality.
- 14. Practiced sit-ins at lunch counters to desegregate the restaurant.
- 15. Mostly college students who are members.SNCCElla Baker speaking.crossfitharlem.comlcrm.lib.unc.edu
- 16. Boynton V. Virginia (1960): segregation on interstate buses and in waiting rooms was illegal.
- 17. Now, the Civil rights activist were going to test the governments willingness to enforce the law.
- 18. CORE organized “freedom rides” into the deep south. Two buses departed form Washington D.C., bound for New Orleans.In Alabama, the trip turned dangerous. In Anniston someone fire bombed one bus. In Birmingham, and white mob attacked the riders.Freedom Rides dialogic.blogspot.combiology.clc.uc.edu
- 19. Took place on August 28, 1963 and started at the Lincoln Memorial.
- 20. More than 200,000 demonstrators.
- 21. Goal: to put pressure on Congress to pass the new civil rights bill.
- 22. Martin Luther King gave the famous, “I have a dream speech.”The March on WashingtonThe crowd of people at the march.bristolcc.eduMartin Luther King Jr. giving his “I have a dream” speech. http://www.crmvet.org/images/imgmow.htm
- 23. Dr. King shaking President Johnson’s hand after signing the act.This act banned segregation in public accommodations and gave the federal government the ability to compel state and local school boards to desegregate their schools. The act also allowed the Justice Department to persecute individuals who violated people’s civil rights and outlawed discrimination in employment on account of race, color, sex or national origin. Also established the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).The Civil Rights Act of 1964boston.com
- 24. This act banned literacy tests and empowered the federal government to oversee voting registration and elections in states that had discriminated against minorities.
- 25. 24th amendment: banned poll tax.
- 26. Baker V. Carr and Reynolds V. Simms limited racial gerrymandering.Voting Rights Act of 1965President Johnson signing the Voting Rights Act of 1965.charlespaolino.wordpress.com
- 27. The progress of the Civil Rights Movement was monumental, but some people were still not satisfied.
- 28. Organizations started turning to violence and military tactics.The Movement Turns Violentnewsone.compoliticalarticles.net
- 29. Malcolm XMost well-known African-American radical.
- 30. Had a difficult childhood and became involved in drugs and crime and landed in prison on burglary charges at 21.
- 31. In prison, he converted to the Nation of Islam.A religious sect headed by Elijah Muhammad.Prescribed strict rules of behavior, including no drugs or alcohol, and demanded a separation of the races.In 1964, he broke away from The Nation of Islam and created his own organization.
- 32. In February of 1965, Malcolm X was shot by three Nation of Islam members.Malcolm Xhiphollywood.com
- 33. Formed by Huey Newton and Bobby Seale.
- 34. Became the symbol of young militant African Americans.
- 35. The Black Panthers organized armed patrols of urban neighborhoods to protect people from police violence.
- 36. Organized antipoverty programs, such as free breakfast for poor African America children.
- 37. Started the trend of “Afros” and referring to themselves as “black” instead of negro or African American.Black Panthersexiledonline.comdepts.washington.edu
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- 39. Prentice Hall Teachers Eidition. United States History. Wrote by Lapsansky-Werner, Levy, Roberts, and Taylor. Published in 2008.References