Chapter 18 Section 2 Movement Gains Ground Movement

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Chapter 18 Section 2 Movement Gains Ground

Chapter 18 Section 2 Movement Gains Ground

Movement gains ground �Small victories help with momentum � Montgomery � Brown v. board

Movement gains ground �Small victories help with momentum � Montgomery � Brown v. board � Civil right act 1957 � 1960’s groundswell of support for Civil Rights Movement, race relations, and inclusion

Students make a Difference �Young people disappointed with speed of integration � Begin to

Students make a Difference �Young people disappointed with speed of integration � Begin to challenge laws �Sit-Ins � Greensboro NC � Targeted lunch counter that only serves whites � Effective/spreads � Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)

Freedom riders �Interstate Commerce = subject to Federal Regulation �CORE organizes bus trip to

Freedom riders �Interstate Commerce = subject to Federal Regulation �CORE organizes bus trip to challenge segregation � Blacks sit in white seats � Use white restroom in south �Buses bombed in Alabama � Bus riders beaten up � President Kennedy steps in � US Marshall have to save students

Ole Miss Integrated �James Meredith becomes first black student 1962 � Helped by Medgar

Ole Miss Integrated �James Meredith becomes first black student 1962 � Helped by Medgar Evans �Riots on campus when Meredith arrives � 160 injured; 2 dead �Both men later shot.

MLK �Arrested on Birmingham � City outlaws demonstration � Nations most segregated city �

MLK �Arrested on Birmingham � City outlaws demonstration � Nations most segregated city � Sit ins �Letter from Birmingham Jail � “for years now I have heard the word wait! It rings in the ear of every Negro with piercing familiarity. This, “Wait”, has almost always meant never!”

March on Washington �All civil rights groups organize massive protest � NAACP, SCLC, SNCC

March on Washington �All civil rights groups organize massive protest � NAACP, SCLC, SNCC � Plan for 100 k people � 250 K show up � Millions watch on TV �March highlight � MLK delivers I have a Dream Speech

Civil Rights Act 1964 � 1963 = trying year for America � Sept 15

Civil Rights Act 1964 � 1963 = trying year for America � Sept 15 bomb explodes in Birmingham killing 4 girls � Nov. 22 President Kennedy Assassinated �Civil Rights Act 1964 � Bans segregation � Allows Feds to prosecute violators of civil rights � Outlaws discrimination in employment (EEOC)

Section Focus �How did the Civil Rights movement gain ground in the 1960’s? �

Section Focus �How did the Civil Rights movement gain ground in the 1960’s? � Sit ins, Freedom Rides, and other nonviolent protests received press attention, which caused Americans to favor the movement. MLK led the movement in a nonviolent strategy that showed the morality of its position and pressured the President to introduce civil rights legislation. The March on Washington in 1963 was a turning point

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