Civil Rights Movement Notes #1: Reconstruction at Last?

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Civil Rights Movement Notes #1: Reconstruction at Last?

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Civil Rights Movement Notes #1: Reconstruction at Last? . I. Why the 1950s and 1960s? . 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. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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I. Why the 1950s and 1960s?

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

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

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

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

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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

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Brown v. Board

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B. Challenging the Law in the Streets

1. Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott

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Montgomery Bus Boycott

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

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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

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Civil Rights Act & Voting Rights Act

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B. Lingering Question: Is This Enough?