forty years later, does it still exist? post civil war 1865 end of war brought legal rights to...
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Post Civil War1865
• End of war brought legal rights to African Americans on national level– 13th Amendment– 14th Amendment– 15th Amendment
• Legal rights were not enforced
“Separate and Unequal”
• Jim Crow Laws• Poll taxes• Fear and intimidation
African Americans rights are nullified through legal means on state and local levels
Legal Cases to Challenge Segregation
• Plessy vs. Ferguson– 1896– Separate but equal facilities
• Brown vs. Board of Education– 1954– Overturned separate but equal– Integrated schools in
Little Rock, Arkansas
State Law vs. National Law• Little Rock Crisis• Governor of
Arkansas ignored Brown vs. Board of Education
• President Eisenhower sent in National Guard troops to enforce law
Martin Luther King• 1955• Launched modern
Civil Rights Movement
• Sparked by Rosa Parks’ arrest for violating Jim Crow law on public bus
• Led Montgomery Bus Boycott
• Non-Violent Protest
Nonviolent Protest
• Types– Sit-ins– Boycotts– Marches
• Popular with young, idealistic students– African American– White
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
• 1960• North Carolina• Formed as a result of student-led sit-in• Organized Freedom Rides
throughout deep south• Wanted media coverage in hopes of
bringing national attention to their cause
Birmingham Protest
• 1963• Massive • Organized by King• Thousands of African Americans involved, including
children• Nonviolent actions met with various forms of violence
– Club beatings– Police dog attacks– Water cannon
March on Washington
• Violence in Birmingham shocks the country
• Convinces JFK to endorse Civil Rights Movement
• Various Civil Rights groups organized a march on Washington
• August, 1963• More than 200,000 people attend• Highlight of event was, “I Have A
Dream” speech
Civil Rights Act• 1964
• Signed by President Lyndon Johnson
• Bill outlawed– Discrimination based
on race, nationality, or gender
– Segregation
24th Amendment
• 1964• Outlawed poll tax• Prevented states
from voting laws contrary to federal laws
• Prompted various Civil Rights groups to begin voter registration drives
AssignmentDue Monday
PROJECT: A bumper sticker.
MESSAGE: Combating racism and prejudice.
We all know that racism and prejudice exist in our society, but unfortunately, we tend to ignore it. For
this project you are being asked to get the message out by designing a bumper sticker that makes a
statement about the importance of understanding and appreciating the differences of race, beliefs, and
gender.