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SUZANNE DISTROLA
School Desegregation
Due to Segregation
Blacks received poor educationUnfair rights
Transportation rights Public rights Job opportunities
Desegregation
No separation between races.Equal mix of races in public
facilities Schools Army Transportation
First of the black students who attended white schools did not get a fair treatment they were beaten and abused-police
enforcements appointed for their safety.
Civil Rights Leaders
African Americans
MLK Jr.- Raised public awareness
Malcom X
Jesse Jackson
Civil Rights Leaders
Martin Leuther King Jr Wanted freedom Did not have their own rights
RoleRaised public conciousness
Set an example of demanding equal rights without the use of force and aggression
Gained government support 1963 March on Washington. “I Have a Dream” speech
Civil Rights Leaders
Malcom X Advocated
black pride economic self-reliance identity politics
Accused of preaching racism, black supremacy, antisemitism, and violence.
Described as one of the greatest and most influential African Americans in history.
Civil Rights Leaders
Jesse Jackson A close associate of Martin Luther King,
Jr. Director of Operation Breadbasket
A program of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference that addressed the economic problems of African Americans in northern cities.
Founded Operation PUSH (People United to Save Humanity), An organization aimed at combating
racism.
Riots and Protests
Massive riots break out in Las Angeles 1992 – “The first racially
based riots in years erupt in Los Angeles and other cities after a jury acquits L.A. police officers in the videotaped beating of Rodney King, an African American.”
–Seattle Times Company
Effects of Integration
Blacks claim Jobs
Better education
More graduates
Gain voting rightsFrank Cieciorka, an artist who designed many of the iconic images that came to represent The Movement