1. Civil Rights Movement

2. Civil Rights Starting with Brown vs B of E, a string of events occurred that raised awareness for the movement It was not easy and often ended up in violence African Americans fought hard for their rights and would eventually get it

3. Montgomery Bus Boycott Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat and was arrested Outraged by this the Women’s Political Council called for a boycott of the Montgomery Bus System in 1955 Martin Luther King led the protest Protest had to be peaceful Boycott lasted a year Bus system was finally integrated

4. Eisenhower Did not agree with segregation Followed Truman and integrated many parts of the military Did not think the government should force segregation on everyone Let times change on its own Did not endorse Brown vs. Board of Education Despite this it was the law and he had to protect it

5. Little Rock Nine Nine African Americans were sent to attend Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas (1957) Governor ordered Arkansas National Guard to prevent the students from attending Challenged the constitution Eisenhower had to get involved Sent 101 st Airborne to protect the students Stayed for the rest of the year

6. Sit-In Movement Students wanted to get involved Started using sit-ins to integrate local restaurants Had to remain non violent Very successful SNCC was created Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee Played a key role in civil rights movement

7. Freedom Riders Despite Montgomery Bus Boycott, many busses in South were still segregated Many African Americans and whites traveled in the South to bring attention to the issue Met violence in many of the stops Birmingham No police to stop KKK from beating the riders Brought national attention to civil rights movement

8. Kennedy JFK saw the violence and knew he had to do something Worried that Congress would not pass the laws Used the Justice Department to fight for him Ran by his brother Robert Urged Interstate Commerce Committee to end segregation Busses were finally integrated (1962)

9. Assignment In a group of 3-4 people, create a skit about one of the Civil Rights events Your skit must be written as if you were a part of it It must include 5 facts about the event Perform the skit in front of the class

10. Birmingham MLK and other leaders were frustrated that no laws had been passed The country had been consumed with Cuban Missile Crisis and other foreign affairs Leaders wanted to bring attention back to Civil Rights MLK focused on Birmingham, Alabama Knew there would be violence

11. Birmingham Protests began and MLK was arrested Letter from a Birmingham Jail Described the issues they were trying to fix As MLK was released, more protesters came and Bull Connor ordered them to be dealt with Kennedy now had to do something JFK finally announced his Bill

12. March on Washington MLK knew that the Civil Rights Bill would have a difficult time going through congress Organized the March on Washington 200,000 people of all races showed their support “I have a Dream Speech” With new President Johnson’s urging, the Bill became a Law

13. Civil Rights Act of 1964 Gave the Government the right to outlaw discrimination Segregation is now illegal Forced more schools to integrate Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

14. Selma March Despite victories with the new Civil Rights Act of 1964, there were still problems African Americans were still facing issues with voting MLK chose Selma as the focus for his protest People were terrorized by white officers Beaten as they were praying All in front of TV cameras

15. Selma March Brought attention to the Nation Johnson furiously forced congress to pass the Voting Rights Act of 1965 Put the federal government in charge of poll stations Outlawed literacy tests 250,000 new African American voters

16. Civil Rights The main goals of the movement had been reached Segregation was over, and voting rights had been achieved New issues would soon arise New voices would start a new way to deal with them