The changing Society of the 20 th Century

The changing Society of the 20th Century

The Civil Rights Movement&

The Women’s Movement

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What was the Civil Rights Movement?

Was the fight for equal opportunities in jobs, housing, and education for African Americans.

Was also the fight against segregation

Jim Crow Laws

• Review Question: What were Jim Crow laws?

• Answer: Laws that required African Americans and whites to be separated in almost every way.

• Jim Crow = Segregation

“Separate but equal”• 1896 Plessy V. Ferguson : Supreme Court case

upholds that “separate but equal” is OK, is the justification for Jim Crow laws

• 1954 Brown v. Board of Education: Overturns Plessy, "separate educational facilities are inherently unequal." Paves the way for school integration and the Civil Rights movement

*** Only desegregated schools***

3 Major effects of Segregation

1. Separate educational facilities and resources for White and African American students

2. Separate public facilities such as: »Restaurants»Restrooms»Water Fountains

3. Social isolation of Races

3. Social isolation of Races(The Little Rock 9)

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Rosa ParksRefused to give up her seat on a bus which led to the Montgomery Bus Boycott

December 1st 1955

• African Americans inMontgomery, Alabama

boycotted the buses for 1 year

• Ultimately led to a Supreme Court decisionWhich desegregated all

forms of public transportation

• Dr. Martin Luther King became a leader in the Civil Rights movement

Dr. Martin Luther King

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• Delivered the famous “I have a dream” speech• Advocated passive resistance and

non-violent protest as a way to end segregation

The Risks!!

• A large part of the Civil Rights Movement was about non-violent protest….however the protesters faced many dangerous risks!– They were often:

»Arrested»Assaulted»Threatened»Possibly murdered

Martin Luther King Jr James Earl RayKilled April 4, 1968 The Assassin

Tools of The Civil Rights Movement

• Organized protests• Freedom Riders• http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1

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• Sit-ins • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xbbcjn4d1cE&safety_mode=

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• Marches

The Civil Rights Movement

• Resulted in laws that ensured constitutional rights to all citizens regardless of race

1. Civil Rights Act of 1964» Outlawed Racial discrimination against men

and women and made all forms of segregation illegal

2. Voting Rights Act of 1965» outlawed discriminatory voting practices (no

more literacy tests)

NAACP• Expansion of the National Association for the

Advancement of Colored People• http://www.factmonster.com/spot/bhmfirsts.html