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Civil Rights Movement: The Fight for Justice. Early Civil Rights Victories (1940s) 1941—Ban of discrimination in defense industry jobs 1947—Jackie Robinson.

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1 Civil Rights Movement: The Fight for Justice

2 Early Civil Rights Victories (1940s) 1941—Ban of discrimination in defense industry jobs 1947—Jackie Robinson 1948—Executive Order 9981

3 Montgomery Bus Boycott (1955) Segregated Busses Rosa Parks Martin Luther King Junior SCOTUS—Browder v. Gayle Southern Christian Leadership Conference

4 Little Rock 9-Central High (1957) Little Rock 9 Gov. Orval Faubus uses National Guard Ike convinces Faubus to integrate 101 st Airborne Division

5 Higher Education (1960s) NAACP desegregates colleges 1961 University of Georgia 1962 James Meredith & University of Mississippi 1963 George Wallace & University of Alabama

6 Sit-in Movement (1960s) Non-violent Action James Lawson’s workshops Dangers Success SNCC

7 Freedom Rides (1961) CORE tests Boynton v. Virginia Anniston & Birmingham SNCC continues despite violence ICC forces integration


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