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Civil Rights Movement

Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court decision: segregated schools are unequal & must desegregate Include Virginia case Davis et al. v. County School Board of Prince William County, VA et al. Argued by Spotswood W. Robinson III along with Marshall on re-argument Defended by J. Lindsay Almond Jr. AG of VA and T. Justin Moore

Key People Thurgood Marshall – NAACP Legal Defense Team Oliver Hill – NAACP Legal Defense Team in Virginia

Virginia Response Massive Resistance—closing some schools Establishment of private academies White flight from urban school systems

Emmett Till 1954 – Chicago boy, went to visit relative in Money, Mississippi After saying something to a white store clerk, he was kidnapped and brutally killed Open casket funeral led to massive attention towards Civil Rights

Emmett Till

The Montgomery Bus Boycott (1956) – Rosa Parks refuses to give up her seat to a white man – Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. calls for a boycott of the bus system African Americans boycott the buses for 381 days

Montgomery Bus Boycott, 1956

Little Rock Nine (1957) Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas was integrating Students were often spit on, humiliated, treated harshly President Eisenhower sent national guard to protect students throughout year

Sit-ins Challenge Segregation (1960s) Four college students in Greensboro, North Carolina challenge segregation in restaurants They ‘sit-in’ a white-only restaurant and face discrimination, harassment, arrest Sit-ins begin to take place throughout south

The Freedom Rides ( ) – Designed to test whether or not southern states would obey new anti-segregation laws – Riders are greeted with violence – Three freedom riders are murdered in Alabama; KKK (1961)

Freedom Rides, Map

Freedom Rides

1963 March on Washington Participants were inspired by the “I have a dream” speech given by Martin Luther King, Jr. Helped influence public opinion to support civil rights legislation Demonstrated the power of non-violent, mass protest

March on Washington

Civil Rights Act of 1964 Prohibited discrimination based on race, religion, national origin, & gender Desegregated public accommodations President Lyndon Johnson played an important role in passing the act

16 th Street Church bombing 1964; four little girls die in bombing Some of the criminals not convicted until 2000s Birmingham was a city that experienced great violence during movement

Civil Rights Act of 1964

Voting Rights Act of 1965 Outlawed literacy tests Federal registrars were sent to the South to register voters Results in an increase of African American voters President Lyndon Johnson played important role in passing the act

Voting Rights Act of 1965

Voting Rights Act

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Organization challenged segregation in the courts

Road to Civil Rights Poster Create a poster with at least 5 people from the Civil Rights movement, and descriptions for each person Also include at least 5 events from the movement, and descriptions. Finally, add 5 pictures depicting the Civil Rights movement.