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Segregation to Integration
Cause and Effect
Presentation Goals
* Overview of Civil Rights EventsLooking at events that led from segregation to integrationThe events we will be examining are Plessy v. Ferguson, Jim Crow Laws,
WWII discrimination, Brown v. Board of Education, and the Little Rock Nine
*Focus on cause and effectsOur target idea will be cause/effect situations
* Check for UnderstandingA short quiz will be at the end of this lesson to check your
understanding about the events and cause/effect idea
Segregation to Integration TimelinePlessy v. Ferguson1896
Little Rock NineSeptember 1957
Brown v. Board of EducationMay 17, 1954
Jim Crow Laws1877-1960s
Segregation Integration
WWII1941-1945
Plessy v. Ferguson
• 1896
• Supreme Court Case
• Ruled that “separate but equal” was constitutional (legal)
• Allowed Jim Crow Laws
Jim Crow Laws
• Laws created aimed at separating the races
• Forbade interracial marriage
•Established separate schools, waiting rooms, elevators, restrooms, etc
WWII Discrimination
• Black men continued to be restricted to inferior jobs
• In the military segregation was persistent
• Fighting in Europe against the Nazis for others’ rights inspired African Americans to fight for their own!
Brown v. Board of Education
• 1954
• Supreme Court Decision
• Overturned Plessy v. Ferguson = SEPARATE IS NOT EQUAL
• Little Rock, Arkansas
•9 African American students attempt to integrate Little Rock Central High School
• Faced with riots, mobs, and threats
Little Rock Nine
They do not give in and are successful!
The Federal Government
supports integration
Cause and Effect Example:
How did Plessy v. Ferguson resulted in the military segregation during WWII?
Plessy v. Ferguson
• Separate but equal
Jim Crow Laws
• Laws segregating racial groups
WWII Segregation
• Military and jobs were segregated
You are going to fill in the question mark spots in a series of quiz questions
Answer based upon the information provided
Jim Crow Law
• ?
Cause and Effect Your Turn!
How did Jim Crow Laws end with federal government support?
You are going to fill in the question mark spots in a series of quiz questions
Answer based upon the information provided
Jim Crow Law
• Laws segregating racial groups
Brown v. Board of Education
•?
Cause and Effect Your Turn!
How did Jim Crow Laws end with federal government support?
Jim Crow Laws
• Laws segregating racial groups
Brown v. Board of Education
• Separate is NOT equal
?• Schools were
integrated with federal support
Cause and Effect Your Turn!You are going to fill in the question mark spots in a series of quiz questions
Answer based upon the information provided
How did Jim Crow Laws end with federal government support?
Jim Crow Laws
• Laws segregating racial groups
Brown v. Board of Education
• Separate is NOT equal
Little Rock Nine
• Schools were integrated with federal support
GREAT WORK!!
How did Jim Crow Laws end with federal government support?
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