1. May 19, 2014 Aim: How did the Civil Rights Movement begin
May 19, 2014 Aim: How did the Civil Rights Movement begin? Do Now: The focus of the Civil Rights Movement began with African Americans.
Think of everything we’ve talked about this year that had to do with African Americans.
People
Amendments/Acts
Supreme Ct Cases
Supplemental

2. The Civil Rights Movement, 1950’s and 1960’s
Make a K-W-L on a sheet of paper. Fill in at least three facts in the K and W columns. Leave the L column blank. To be collected.
The Civil Rights Movement, 1950’s and 1960’s
Know
Want to Know
Learned

3. The Civil Rights Movement – 1950’s & 1960’s
Goal: To end segregation and secure equal rights for all Americans.
African Americans faced discrimination and prejudice all over the United States.
The South was the harshest.

4. The Truman Years,
1945-Jackie Robinson became the first African American major league baseball player.
1948-Truman ordered the desegregation of the armed forces.

5. Segregation: From Plessy to Brown
Review: What was the main argument in Plessy v. Ferguson (1898)? What was the Supreme Court’s ruling?

6. The Warren Court, 1953-1969 Chief Justice Earl Warren.
Made decisions that dealt with civil rights and the rights of the accused.
Brown v. Board of Ed (1954)

7. Brown v. The Board of Education (1954)
Chief Justice Earl Warren delivered the unanimous decision that segregation should not be legal in schools.
Impact:
Legal segregation in public schools ended
The Supreme Court showed that it was willing to become involved in controversial issues.
The court’s interpretation of the Constitution may change over time.

8. In Brown v. Board of Education, the Supreme Court ruled that
Busing children to overcome segregation is unconstitutional.
Laws requiring racially segregated public schools are unconstitutional.
The use of civil disobedience to achieve legal rights is constitutional.
Delaying integration to avoid violence is constitutional.

9. Which statement is best illustrated by the Supreme Court’s decision in Brown v. Board of Education?
The Constitution ensured federal control of state academic requirements
Racial prejudice no longer exists in the United States
Non-whites have gained economic and political equality with whites
The court’s interpretation of the Constitution may change over time