2. The Segregation System  Plessy vs. Ferguson—established “separate but equal accommodations for the white and colored races”

3. Does this look equal? School for white children in 1930. School for black children in 1930. Both schools are located in Halifax County, VA.

4. US School Segregation in 1952 Segregation required Segregation permitted No specific legislation, or local option Segregation prohibited

5. What led to the Civil Rights Movement?  WWII Shortage of white male laborer opened up new jobs for Latinos, women and blacks. Nearly 1 million served in the armed forces. During the war, organizations campaigned for voting rights and challenged Jim Crow laws.

6. NAACP leads the fight  Charles Hamilton Houston (1934-38) Argued the inequality of the schools.  At that time, the nation spent 10x more $ on a white child than a black child.

7. Challenging segregation in court  NAACP placed law students under Marshall in 1938.  Won 29/32 cases for the next 23 years.

8. Milestone court cases  Morgan v. Virginia Illegal to have segregation on interstate buses.  Sweatt v Painter State law schools must admit black applicants

9. Brown v Board of Education  May 17, 1945 Linda Brown’s father sued for his daughter to attend the white elementary school 4 blocks from his house rather than the black one 21 blocks away.  AND THE VERDICT IS…. Segregation in schooling is over!

10. Reaction to School Desegregation  1955—500 schools had desegregated  Brown II—forced desegregation of schools with all speed

11. Crisis in Little Rock  Gov. Orval Faubus publicly showed support for segregation in Sept. 1957. He ordered the National Guard to turn away the “Little Rock Nine” from the high school.

12. The Little Rock Nine  Elizabeth Eckford attempts to make it to school.  She faced an abusive crowd and finally escaped with the help of some friendly whites who got her to a bus stop. http://player.discoveryeducation.com/index.cfm?gu idAssetId=4FF4D77A-0ED5-4BEB-9E34- 62879D305ED4&blnFromSearch=1&productcode= US

13. Eisenhower Acts  Ordered 1,000 paratroopers into Little Rock to protect the 9 students.  Faubus eventually shuts down the Central Rock High School.

14. The Montgomery Bus Boycott  http://player.discoveryeducation.com/index.cfm?guidAssetId=8F91 6E02-3FE8-40B3-94A5- 2A9D9BD11C90&blnFromSearch=1&productcode=US http://player.discoveryeducation.com/index.cfm?guidAssetId=8F91 6E02-3FE8-40B3-94A5- 2A9D9BD11C90&blnFromSearch=1&productcode=US  December 1, 1955— Rosa Parks was arrested for refusing to give up her seat on a bus to a white man.  Sparked a boycott that lasted 381 days leading to desegregated buses.