Civil Rights Non Violent Approach Civil Rights Organizations

Civil Rights Non Violent Approach

Civil Rights Organizations n NAACP (National Assoc. for the Advancement of Colored People) n n CORE (Congress of Racial Equality) SNCC (Student Non-violent Coordinating Committee) n SCLC (Southern Christian Leadership Conference) n n Interracial Non Violent protest!!! Civil rights demonstrators from the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) and the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) chained to a federal courthouse in New York City in order to protest civil rights abuses in Jackson, Mississippi, 1965.

Sit In’s n n n n n Sit In’s Some students’ Dos and Don’ts during sit-ins: -Do show yourself friendly on the counter at all times. -Do sit straight and always face the counter -Don’t strike back, or curse back if attacked -Don’t laugh out -Don’t hold conversations -Don’t block entrances

Freedom Rides n n n Segregation on buses banned Test to see if South would obey Attacked by mobs

James Meredith n n Wanted to transfer to University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) All white school Violence on campus Supreme court supports James

Ole Miss fought against integration

Birmingham, Alabama n n n n Most segregated city in country Boycotts, sit in’s and marches headed by King jailed : letter Adults all arrested Children march Violence with hoses and dogs Children jailed in school bus

Birmingham

I Have a Dream and Dr. King n n Civil Rights Bill – ban segregation in public places 250, 000 gather to rally for equality King’s Dream Nobel Peace Prize

What do you believe? n n We have made no progress and we have a huge amount of work left to do. There is no racial equality in this country. We have made some progress, but we still have a lot of work left to do. There is some racial equality in this country, but nowhere near enough. We have made very good progress, but we still have a little work to do. There is mostly racial equality in this country. We have come all the way and achieved complete racial equality in our country and we have no work left to do.