the civil rights movement us history ii sol 8a …..civil rights for african americans had been a...
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The Civil Rights Movement
US History II SOL 8a
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…..Civil rights for African Americans had been a problem in our country since its birth…
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After the Reconstruction freedmen had begun the struggle for equal treatment of the laws.
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The Supreme Court Case of Plessy v. Ferguson had the historical decision that “Separate but equal” facilities for blacks and whites were just fine.
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…with the U.S. Supreme court telling the country it was okay to segregate the races, Jim Crow laws sprang up all across the south.
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After World War II opposition to segregation grew stronger and stronger. A new case went to the Supreme Court. The Case was “Brown v. Board of Education”
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The outcome of Brown v. Board of Education was much different than the Plessy v. Ferguson case.
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In Brown v. Board of EducationThe Supreme Court said the “Separation in the public school by its very nature is unequal”The court ordered the desegregation of all public schools.
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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. led a large portion of the Civil Rights movement using passive resistance against segregated facilities.
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King gave a march and speech in Washington, D.C.
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That day in Washington, Dr. King’s speech began with….“I have a dream….” In this speech King told of his wish for all people of the world to be judged by their integrity not the color of their skin.
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Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on the bus to a white man in Montgomery, Alabama, starting the Montgomery bus boycott.
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•Many others joined in the fight for equality by:
organized protestsfreedom riderssit-insmarches
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W.E.B. Dubois formed the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, NAACPNAACP, to help fight for equal rights for African Americans.
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There were 2 pieces of legislation that helped with civil rights and equality:1. Civil Rights Act of 19642. Voting Rights Act of 1965
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The African American struggle and slow victories helped another struggling group with its fight for equality….the women
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…with more and more women working outside the home it was noticed that there were many workplace disadvantages against women.
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1. There was discrimination in hiring practices against women.
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2. There were lower wages for women than for men doing the same job.
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What actions were taken to improve conditions for women after WWII?
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Improved conditions gradually came about with the help of the following 3 things.
1. National Organization for Women, NOW
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2. Federal legislation to force colleges to give women equal athletic opportunities.
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3. The Equal Rights Amendment, ERA, (despite its failure) and a focus on equal opportunity employment, created a wider range of options and advancement for women in business and public service.
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