The Civil Rights Movement in the 1950s. I.WWII as a Catalyst for Civil Rights A)Opened new labor opportunities for minority groups B)Civil Rights groups.

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The Civil Rights Movement in the 1950s

I.WWII as a Catalyst for Civil Rights A)Opened new labor opportunities for minority groups B)Civil Rights groups actively campaigned for African American voting rights and an end to Jim Crow Laws C)President Roosevelt ordered an end to discriminatory practices in federal agencies and all companies engaged in war work

II. Brown V. Board of Education A.The Supreme Court (The Warren Court) struck down segregation in public schools and Overturned Plessey V. Ferguson -segregation was a violation of the equal protection clause of the 14 th amendment. B. Some states integrated immediately while others resisted.

III. Crisis in Little Rock A. Nine black students volunteered to begin integration at Little Rock High School B. They faced massive resistance and threats of violence from the community. C. President Eisenhower sent in federal troops to protect the students and enforce integration.

IV. Montgomery Bus Boycott A.Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a bus which set off the bus boycott B.African-Americans and other people who supported their caused boycotted buses for 381 days. C.In 1956 the Supreme Court outlaws bus segregation

V. Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) A.After the boycott ended King joined other ministers in this grassroots organization. B.They planned protest and demonstrations throughout the South.

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