PowerPoint Presentation

Jim Crow LawsThe Jim Crow laws started the separate but equal segregation in the southern U.S. states.They made racial segregation in public places mandatory. Jim Crow lasted from 1876 through 1965

PreviousMain MenuRosa ParksMany say the Civil Rights Movement began with herParks was arrested for refusing to give up her bus seat to a white man in Montgomery, AL Called mother of the modern day Civil Rights MovementFebruary 4, 1913 October, 24, 2005

Next Previous

Martin Luther King, Jr.He worked for equality for African Americans and all Americans.He was part of the Civil Rights Movement, which tried to end racial discrimination.Dr. King believed in nonviolent civil disobedience.In 1963, during the March on Washington, he gave his famous "I Have a Dream" speech in front of the Lincoln Memorial.

January 15,1929 April 4, 1968

Next

What did Brown v. Board accomplish?Ruled in favor of keeping schools segregatedMade segregation of schools illegalAllowed students to be homeschooled Made it illegal for students to protest at school

What was the March on Washington?A response to the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr.A march to keep segregation alive in AmericaA march to overturn Brown v. Board of Education A march for the fair treatment in jobs

Malcolm XMalcolm X was a black political activist, speaker, and Muslim minister.Malcolm harshly criticized whites for their treatment of blacks. He often called white people devils. He said black people should defend themselves by any means necessary.He believed that blacks should be paid reparations for the unpaid labor of their ancestors during slavery.May 19, 1925 February 21, 1965

PreviousNext

HistoryThe first African people were brought to American as slaves in 1619.African Americans were freed after more that 200 years of slavery by the Emancipation Proclamation of 1863. Even though they were free, African Americans faced widespread discrimination, racism, and hatred over the next century.

NextMain Menu

Brown v. Board of EducationBrown v. Board of Education is one of the most important court cases of the 20th century. It overturned the separate but equal doctrine of Plessy v. Ferguson and was the starting point for the desegregation of schools across the nation.The Supreme Court ruled that in the field of public education the doctrine of separate but equal has no place. Separate educational facilities are inherently unequal.Next

Creditshttp://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z205/JekyllnHyde_photos/March%2029th%202011/SNCC-50TH-ANNIVERSARY.jpghttp://www.elcivics.com/malcolm-x-lesson.htmlhttp://www.elcivics.com/martin_luther_king_jr.htmlhttp://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/68134/Black-Panther-Partyhttp://www.legacy.com/ns/news-story.aspx?t=thurgood-marshall--facts&id=1222http://images.mylot.com/userImages/images/postphotos/2579166.jpghttp://irenicon.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/wrong-answer.pnghttp://www.sheffkids.co.uk/childrenssite/ECM%20Quiz/wrong%20answer.jphttp://www.universityofbingo.com/images/missedquestion.pnghttp://education.wichita.edu/caduceus/examples/servings/images/text_sorry_try_again.gifhttp://www.epa.gov/opptintr/itc/pubs/tscacbitesting/images/wrong.jpghttp://www.affordablehousinginstitute.org/blogs/us/right_answer_small.jpghttp://www.libertycad.com/website%20icons/texas.jpg

Main MenuCredits Cont I Have a DreamMain MenuIntroduction

Credits continued http://www.extraspecialkids.com/images/screenshots/balloons-right-answer-game.pnghttp://www.epa.gov/opptintr/itc/pubs/tscacbitesting/images/right.jpghttp://www.teresasundholm.com/webprojects/Mist_capstone_site/images/correct_img.jpghttp://www.biography.com/imported/images/Biography/Images/Profiles/K/Martin-Luther-King-Jr-9365086-2-402.jpghttp://pheonixreview.files.wordpress.com/2013/02/malcolm-x.jpeghttp://www.biography.com/imported/images/Biography/Images/Profiles/P/Rosa-Parks-9433715-1-402.jpghttps://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSvKrQDFrrzgy_dmiMldHrEAGbvaE2Gttf6NJ2fWRPGIyu-pdsmOQhttp://missrosen.files.wordpress.com/2010/05/312a_43.jpghttp://www.biography.com/imported/images/Biography/Images/Profiles/M/Thurgood-Marshall-9400241-1-402.jpghttp://newsreel.org/tithttp://www.acre.siegel-memorial.org/sncc/sncc-freedom-singers.jpgleimages/SNCC-50TH-ANNIVERSARY.jpghttps://encrypted-tbn2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTCCDArwmjr0wGJyum9h_z7hJjDc_zUxyjmJ3f-4rNnp1ACx_mJhttp://static.oprah.com/images/tows/201104/20110428-tows-thompson-mug-600x411.jpghttp://www.archives.gov/exhibits/documented-rights/exhibit/section4/detail/images/march-on-washington1.jpghttp://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/freedomriders/assets/images/issues/header/jim-crow-laws.jpghttp://lmk11.files.wordpress.com/2007/11/jimcrow.jpgCredits Cont