1. SS5H8b Key Events and People of the Civil Rights Movement

2. Brown v. Board of Education (1954) Was a Supreme Court decision that over turned the idea of “separate but equal” in schools This case set the stage for desegregation in public schools across the nation (school systems could no longer separate students based on race) The process to desegregate was slow, but began the process of the Civil Rights Movement

3. Rosa Parks Another area in which separation of the races was common was in public transportation In many places laws were in place that forbade people of color from sitting at the front of buses, and having to give up their seats to white passengers In 1955 Rosa Parks took a stand against these laws when she refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery, Alabama bus She was arrested for her actions

4. Montgomery Bus Boycott After Parks’ arrest, African-American churches and local civil rights leaders called for a boycott of the city’s buses The boycotts were met with violence which was broadcast on television In 1956, after more than a year long boycott, the Supreme Court ruled that transportation segregation was unconstitutional If you were part of the boycott, what are some ways that you could get to school, and your parents could get to work? What if your family didn’t own a car?

6. Martin Luther King Jr. Was a pastor at a Montgomery church and helped to organize the bus boycott in support of Rosa Parks He preached to his followers about non-violent protests as a way of social change In 1963, after very slow changes to segregation laws, Civil Right leaders called for a March on Washington

7. March on Washington (1963) Nearly one quarter million people gathered in Washington DC to call for change, for equality under the law, and for social and economic opportunity for people of color Dr. King gave his famous “I Have a Dream” speech during the March The following year President Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act, beginning the first of many legal wins for the Civil Rights Movement

8. Civil Rights Act (1964) : formally outlawed discrimination based on race Voting Rights Act (1965) : outlawed any measure in place designed to prevent African Americans from voting, such as poll taxes and literacy tests President Johnson appointed Thurgood Marshall as the first African American to be named to the US Supreme Court (1967)

9. Thurgood Marshall Was a lawyer who helped to successfully argue the Brown v. Education Civil Rights case in front of the Supreme Court Was appointed as the first African American to the Supreme Court Served on the court until 1991

10. Questions????? SS5H8b Monroe Elementary School, in Topeka, Kansas, played an important role in the landmark Supreme Court case, Brown vs. Board of Education. How did the Brown vs. Board of Education decision affect the Civil Rights Movement? A.It led to more limits on the rights of African-Americans. B.It led to the integration of public schools. C. It led to the removal of African-Americans from public schools. D.It led to the continuation of segregated public schools. With which event is Rosa Parks associated? A protest against the Vietnam War B. A speech in favor of religious tolerance C. A demonstration in favor of women’s right to vote D. A boycott of the buses in Montgomery, Alabama

11. Questions????? In Montgomery, Alabama, African Americans were required by law to sit in the back of city buses. From 1955 to 1956, African Americans organized a bus boycott, refusing to ride on city buses. Why was the Montgomery bus boycott important? A.It helped African American workers get higher pay. B.It helped begin the modern civil rights movement. C.It forced southern bus lines to close. D.It led people to be more conscious of conserving energy.

12. Civil Rights Timeline Year1954195519561963196419651967 Event Importance of event