The Civil Rights Movement 1955 1975 De Jure

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The Civil Rights Movement (1955 -1975)

The Civil Rights Movement (1955 -1975)

De Jure Segregation • Separation of races imposed by law • Plessy v. Ferguson

De Jure Segregation • Separation of races imposed by law • Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) – “Separate but equal” (never the case)

1947 -Jackie Robinson Integrates Major League Baseball

1947 -Jackie Robinson Integrates Major League Baseball

Bobby Doerr, Joe Cronin, Johnny Pesky, Carl Yastrzemski, Ted Williams, Carlton Fisk, Jackie Robinson

Bobby Doerr, Joe Cronin, Johnny Pesky, Carl Yastrzemski, Ted Williams, Carlton Fisk, Jackie Robinson

1948 -Desegregation of Military

1948 -Desegregation of Military

Roy Wilkins, Walter White & Thurgood Marshall

Roy Wilkins, Walter White & Thurgood Marshall

Brown v. Board of Education (1954) • Supreme Court overturns Plessy v. Ferguson and

Brown v. Board of Education (1954) • Supreme Court overturns Plessy v. Ferguson and states that “separate but equal” is unconstitutional

Thurmond Marshall-1 st Black Supreme Court Justice (1967 -1991)

Thurmond Marshall-1 st Black Supreme Court Justice (1967 -1991)

White Citizens Councils

White Citizens Councils

Emmett Till Murder (Aug. 28, 1955)

Emmett Till Murder (Aug. 28, 1955)

Rosa Parks

Rosa Parks

Montgomery Bus Boycott (1955 -1956) • 1 yr. boycott of buses (carpooled, walked, biked)

Montgomery Bus Boycott (1955 -1956) • 1 yr. boycott of buses (carpooled, walked, biked) • Supreme Court rules segregated buses illegal

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. • Leader of Mont. Boycott (Head of MIA) •

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. • Leader of Mont. Boycott (Head of MIA) • Urged Civil Disobedience & Nonviolent protest

MLK In Montgomery

MLK In Montgomery

Conflict in Little Rock, AR (1957) • Central High – Integrate Schools; 9 black

Conflict in Little Rock, AR (1957) • Central High – Integrate Schools; 9 black teenagers volunteer

“Little Rock Nine”

“Little Rock Nine”

Conflict in Little Rock, AR (1957) • Central High – Integrate Schools; 9 black

Conflict in Little Rock, AR (1957) • Central High – Integrate Schools; 9 black teenagers volunteer – Ark. Gov. refuses & sends in Nat’l Guard

Conflict in Little Rock, AR (1957) • Central High – Integrate Schools; 9 black

Conflict in Little Rock, AR (1957) • Central High – Integrate Schools; 9 black teenagers volunteer – Ark. Gov. refuses & sends in Nat’l Guard – Ike sends in Fed. Troops to integrate school

Sit-Ins (1960)

Sit-Ins (1960)

Freedom Riders (1961)

Freedom Riders (1961)

Anniston, AL

Anniston, AL

Birmingham, AL

Birmingham, AL

Integration of “Ole Miss” (1962) James Meredith

Integration of “Ole Miss” (1962) James Meredith

Medgar Evers (1925 -1963)

Medgar Evers (1925 -1963)

Violence In Birmingham, AL (1963)

Violence In Birmingham, AL (1963)

MLK Arrested

MLK Arrested

“Letter from a Birmingham Jail”

“Letter from a Birmingham Jail”

 • • Letter from a Birmingham Jail How long have blacks been waiting

• • Letter from a Birmingham Jail How long have blacks been waiting for their rights? (1 line) What horrible things have blacks had to endure in that time? (3 lines) Read the last paragraph, what is the difference between a just law and an unjust law? (3 lines) What does King say about segregation? (3 lines)

Eugene “Bull” Connor

Eugene “Bull” Connor

Police Dogs

Police Dogs

Fire Hoses

Fire Hoses

June 11, 1963

June 11, 1963

March on Washington (Aug. 28, 1963)

March on Washington (Aug. 28, 1963)

“I have a dream”

“I have a dream”

Civil Rights Act of 1964

Civil Rights Act of 1964

MLK 1964 Nobel Peace Prize Winner

MLK 1964 Nobel Peace Prize Winner

Freedom Summer (1964)

Freedom Summer (1964)

Selma March (1965)

Selma March (1965)

Voting Rights Act (1965) *Literacy tests & poll taxes illegal *Fed. Gov’t has power

Voting Rights Act (1965) *Literacy tests & poll taxes illegal *Fed. Gov’t has power to oversee voter registration & elections in Southern states

Malcolm X & the Nation of Islam

Malcolm X & the Nation of Islam

“I am the greatest” Muhammad Ali

“I am the greatest” Muhammad Ali

Stokely Carmichael & “Black Power” “Black” “African-American” Black is Beautiful!

Stokely Carmichael & “Black Power” “Black” “African-American” Black is Beautiful!

Tommie Smith & John Carlos at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Tommie Smith & John Carlos at the 1968 Summer Olympics

“The Afro”

“The Afro”

Black Panthers Bobby Seale Huey Newton

Black Panthers Bobby Seale Huey Newton

Mid-60 s Riots

Mid-60 s Riots

April 4, 1968 -Memphis, TN-MLK Assassinated

April 4, 1968 -Memphis, TN-MLK Assassinated

MLK RFK

MLK RFK

MLK National Historic Site-Atlanta, GA

MLK National Historic Site-Atlanta, GA