Do Now

1) What was the goal of the March on Washington?

2) What was the overall goal of the Civil Rights Movement?

Reminders

• Test and Binder Check THURSDAY!

10.9- Civil Rights Laws

• Civil Rights Act of 1964- outlawed discrimination against any individual “because of such individual’s race, color, religion, sex, or national origin”.

• Proposed by John F. Kennedy but passed by Lyndon B. Johnson after Kennedy’s assassination.

Voting Rights

• Even after the Civil Rights Act was passed few African Americans in the South could vote due to unfair election laws.

• Without the vote, black citizens could not expect much progress toward equal rights.

• 1965- MLK organized the march from Selma to Montgomery to encourage African Americans to register to vote.

• They were attacked along the way by Alabama State Troops

Voting Rights Act of 1965

• Outlawed literacy tests and other means used to keep black voters from voting.

• It gave the Federal government the power to send officials to the South to oversee elections and make sure they were fair.

• The number of black voters doubled.

Guided Practices

• Civil Rights Act of 1964

• Voting Rights Act of 1965

Independent Practice

• 1) Complete the voting rights timeline• 2) “Tweet” the voting rights act

Homework

• Test and Binder Check Thursday!

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