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Transcript of Unit 9: Lecture 1 Early Days of the Civil Rights Movement Chapter14.
Lecture Review Questions
1. What were some challenges African Americans faced under segregation?
2. How did the Civil Rights Movement begin?3. Which civil rights organization won a number
of important court cases against segregation in the 1950s?
4. What action did African Americans take early on in their struggle for freedom?
5. How did the movement split under New Leaders?
6. What was the lasting legacy of the Civil Rights Movement?
Legacy of the South
Supreme Court Case Plessy v Ferguson? Separate, but Equal Ruling cemented
segregation in America for nearly 100 years after the civil War.
Jim Crow Laws? Laws that separated the races and
justified the second class status of African Americans
A History of Violence & Oppression Supreme Court Case Plessy v Ferguson?
Separate, but Equal Ruling cemented segregation in America for nearly 100 years after the civil War.
Jim Crow Laws? Laws that separated the races and justified the
second class status of African Americans Lynching Lack of Voting Rights Lower rates of homeownership Very few held public office Poor Access to education & jobs
What impact did Emmett Till’s death have on
young African American’s of the 1950s?
Inspired a generation of African Americans to begin a Civil Rights Movement that would bring new freedom for black citizens.
Exposed the system to be broken and racist.
1st significant Victory:Getting the Law on your side
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
Brown v. Board of Education 1954
NAACP became the
most powerful
civil rights organizatio
n in the nation,
attracting both white and black members
What reaction did the Supreme Court Case Brown v. Board of Education have in the segregationist South of the United
States of America?
By overturning the principle of “separate, but equal” the Court lent its support to the views of many civil rights advocates that all forms of segregation were wrong.
Southern States collectively rejected the Courts ruling and refused to integrate Schools.
Where did the fight to integrate schools make national news?
Central High School Little Rock Arkansas
Gov. Oral Faubus called in the National Guard to block the 9 black student who were scheduled to attend the school
Elizabeth Eckford walked alone among the angry mob being spit on and taunted with possibly being lynched
What action did President Eisenhower take to enforce
the Supreme Court’s decision that “Separate But Equal” facilities was unconstitutional
President Eisenhower called in federal troops to protect the students and enforce the Court’s Ruling
Civil Rights Act of 1957
Students make the Difference
College grass roots campaigns=Sit-ins
Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee=SNCC
Riding For Freedom=Risk JFK intervenes
James Meredith Integrates University of Mississippi
The Movement Intensifies
Birmingham Letter from Birmingham Jail
March on Washington “I have a Dream Speech”
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Taking up the Challenge Freedom Summer Marching on Selma Voting Rights Act 1965 24th Amendment to US Constitution Frustration Explodes into Violence