the civil rights movement the struggle for equality mid 1950s - 1970
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The Civil Rights Movement
The Struggle for Equality
Mid 1950s - 1970
I. BackgroundA. Before WWII, African Americans
not treated equallyB. Jim Crow Laws early 1900s
1. separation of blacks and whites in schools, parks, public buildings, hospitals, and transportation systems.2. Restricted voting
II. The Movement Begins
A. During WWII – FDR banned racial discrimination in defense industries – 1941
B. After WWII, civil rights accelerate
1. Thousands of African Americans served in the war
2. Wanted to be treated the same as whites
III. Government Action
A. President Truman recognized the issue1. Banned
discrimination in the hiring of Federal employees
2. Ended segregation in the Armed forces in 1948
IV. Civil Rights Groups
A. N.A.A.C.P.B. Student Nonviolent
Coordinating Committee (SNCC)
C. Southern Christian Leadership Conference (MLK was a member)
D. Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters
Brown vs. Board of Education
May 17, 1954 Supreme Court ruled that
segregation in schools was a violation of the 14th amendment
Chief Justice Earl Warren: “In the field of public education, the doctrine of separate but equal has no
place.”
Little Rock Arkansas
Watch the following clip and answer the following questions
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HH-eC4LgZT4&feature=related
1. What are the Arkansas National Guard ordered to do?
2. What happens to Elizabeth Eckford?3. What is the crowds reaction when they discover
that the Little Rock 9 has entered the high school?4. What suggestion is given on how to control the
crowd?