The Civil Rights Movement

The Civil Rights The Civil Rights MovementMovement

• Gains Focus and Political Gains Focus and Political Power Power • Successes & Setbacks / New Successes & Setbacks / New

DirectionDirection• Impact on other minoritiesImpact on other minorities

• Brown v Board of EdBrown v Board of Ed & the & the ““Southern ManifestoSouthern Manifesto””

• Little Rock, ARK – IkeLittle Rock, ARK – Ike’’s stance s stance on integrationon integration

• Montgomery Bus BoycottMontgomery Bus Boycott

- Rosa Parks roll- Rosa Parks roll

- SCLC / NAACP/ CORE (def) - SCLC / NAACP/ CORE (def) • Nonviolent resistance (def)Nonviolent resistance (def)

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I. Civil Rights - I. Civil Rights - ““thethe Issue Issue”” A. Focus on nonviolent resistance A. Focus on nonviolent resistance

B. JFK promises support:B. JFK promises support:

1. protect 1. protect ““Freedom RidersFreedom Riders””

2. lawsuits to protect voting 2. lawsuits to protect voting rightsrights

3. 1963 – civil rights bill to 3. 1963 – civil rights bill to outlaw segregationoutlaw segregation

C. JFK assassinated C. JFK assassinated

D. March on Washington (8/63)D. March on Washington (8/63)

1. MLK gives 1. MLK gives ““I have a dreamI have a dream”” speech speech

E. Civil Rights Bill (7/1964)E. Civil Rights Bill (7/1964)

1. equal access to 1. equal access to education, voting, jobseducation, voting, jobs

2. Takes time to implement 2. Takes time to implement changechange

II. New DirectionsII. New Directions

A. Radical ideasA. Radical ideas

1. Nation of Islam promotes 1. Nation of Islam promotes separatism separatism

2. Black Panthers promote 2. Black Panthers promote armed resistance armed resistance

B. Riots in the NorthB. Riots in the North

C. MLK assassinated in 1968 C. MLK assassinated in 1968

D. Nixon reverses gainsD. Nixon reverses gains

1. appoints southern 1. appoints southern Supreme Court JusticeSupreme Court Justice

2. opposed to busing 2. opposed to busing programprogram

III. Other MinoritiesIII. Other MinoritiesA. WomenA. Women’’s Rights:s Rights:

1. 1. ““The Feminine MystiqueThe Feminine Mystique””

2. 1966 – N.O.W. founded2. 1966 – N.O.W. founded

3. E.R.A. passes in Congress but 3. E.R.A. passes in Congress but is never ratified by statesis never ratified by states

B. HispanicsB. Hispanics

1. UFW holds boycotts, elects 1. UFW holds boycotts, elects local officials local officials

C. Native AmericansC. Native Americans

1. Termination policy leads to 1. Termination policy leads to Indian Civil Rights ActIndian Civil Rights Act

2. AIM founded (1972) – use of 2. AIM founded (1972) – use of radical tacticsradical tactics