African-American Civil Rights Movement

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African-American Civil Rights Movement

White Views of Ending Segregation Some whites wanted segregation to end Others were violently against integration

Pro-segregation groups & people KKK (Klu Klux Klan) Some Southern leaders Governors George Wallace (Alabama), Orval Faubus (Arkansas) & Lester Maddox (Georgia) Congressional group of southern Democrats, that wanted to maintain the “status quo”

Brown v. Board of Education Supreme court case Said segregated education was illegal Ended “Plessy v. Ferguson”

Brown v. Board of Education Article

Little Rock Nine (‘57) After Brown vs. the Board of Education, some schools did not desegregate A group of 9 African-American students enrolled at an all-white high school in Little Rock, Arkansas The school refused to allow them in National Guard soldiers blocked them President Eisenhower sent in army troops to escort them

Little Rock Nine

Elizabeth Eckford Elizabeth Eckford

Little Rock Nine Reunion!!! Oprah

Montgomery Bus Boycott Article

Montgomery Bus Boycott “Colored” section on all buses 1955: Rosa Parks Refused to give up her seat “It was time for someone to stand up—or in my case, sit down” NAACP & MLK lead the bus boycott 90%; 381 days long Walked / car-pooled Bus system plummeted

Sit-ins CORE: 1942 Sit-ins Greensboro: 1960 Congress of Racial Equality Sit-ins Sat at segregated lunch counters and refused to leave until served Greensboro: 1960 Woolworth’s store Peaceful protest turns violent By 1960, sit-ins took place in 48 cities in 11 states

Freedom Riders (‘61) CORE & SNCC members historic bus trip to the South Test the S.C. ruling banning segregation on interstate buses Violence breaks out 200 whites attacked the buses Blew the tires Smashed windows Fire bombs

Freedom Riders President Kennedy intervenes 400 U.S. Marshalls to protect riders Attorney general banned segregation in all interstate travel facilities Waiting rooms, restrooms, etc.

Integrating Ole Miss (‘62) 1962: James Meredith Air force veteran Won court case allowing him to enroll in the all-white U of Miss. Governor refused to let him register “I call on every Mississippian to keep his faith and courage. We will never surrender” Kennedy sends federal marshals to escort Meredith Riots broke out on campus 2 deaths, 200 arrested, 15 hours long