APUSH: Civil Rights APUSH: Civil Rights MovementMovement

Essential Questions Essential Questions

Who were the individuals and groups that Who were the individuals and groups that had an impact on the civil rights had an impact on the civil rights movement?movement?What approaches and methods were used What approaches and methods were used in attempting to advance the civil rights in attempting to advance the civil rights movement?movement?What was the impact of What was the impact of Brown vs. the Brown vs. the Board of EducationBoard of Education and the Voting Rights and the Voting Rights Act of 1965 on the Civil Rights movement?Act of 1965 on the Civil Rights movement?

What did the Civil Rights Act of What did the Civil Rights Act of 1875 do? 1875 do?

Outlawed segregation in all public facilities in the Outlawed segregation in all public facilities in the United StatesUnited States

Was this law followed in the South?Was this law followed in the South?

Jim Crow LawsJim Crow Laws“Separate but equal”“Separate but equal”

Emmitt TillEmmitt Till Jackie Robinson Jackie Robinson NAACPNAACP Thurgood MarshallThurgood Marshall Rosa ParksRosa Parks Martin Luther King, Jr.Martin Luther King, Jr. March on Washington March on Washington Earl Warren Earl Warren

Brown CaseBrown Case Orval FaubusOrval Faubus Little Rock Central HSLittle Rock Central HS SCLCSCLC SNCCSNCC ““sit ins”sit ins” Freedom RidersFreedom Riders Medgar EversMedgar Evers

How did the Supreme Court rule in How did the Supreme Court rule in the the Plessy vs. FergusonPlessy vs. Ferguson case? case?

The court upheld Louisiana's “separate but The court upheld Louisiana's “separate but equal” segregation lawsequal” segregation laws

Basically legalizes segregation in 1896Basically legalizes segregation in 1896

In what three ways did WW II help set the In what three ways did WW II help set the stage for the Civil Rights movement?stage for the Civil Rights movement?

1.1. Opened up job Opened up job opportunities for African opportunities for African Americans in the U.S.Americans in the U.S.

2.2. Black soldiers returning Black soldiers returning home ready to fight for home ready to fight for increased freedom & an increased freedom & an end to discrimination end to discrimination

3.3. Civil rights groups Civil rights groups campaign for equal campaign for equal rights during the warrights during the war

A. Philip A. Philip RandolphRandolph

Brown vs. the Board of EducationBrown vs. the Board of Education

Who argued the Who argued the BrownBrown case? case? Thurgood Marshall and Thurgood Marshall and the NAACPthe NAACP

What did the What did the BrownBrown ruling ruling declare?declare?Segregation is Segregation is unconstitutional and unconstitutional and illegalillegal

BrownBrown overturns overturns Plessy Plessy vs. Fergusonvs. Ferguson

Thurgood MarshallThurgood Marshall

What organization was formed to What organization was formed to support Rosa Parks?support Rosa Parks?

The Montgomery The Montgomery Improvement Improvement Association Association

What did this What did this organization do?organization do?

Organized the Organized the Montgomery Bus Montgomery Bus BoycottBoycott

Rosa Parks Rosa Parks

How did President Eisenhower How did President Eisenhower respond to the Little Rock Crisis?respond to the Little Rock Crisis?Placed the Arkansas National Guard under Placed the Arkansas National Guard under federal control and sent in troops to force the federal control and sent in troops to force the integration of Little Rock Central High Schoolintegration of Little Rock Central High School

SCLCSCLC

Southern Christian Southern Christian Leadership ConferenceLeadership Conference

Who was its president? Who was its president?

Martin Luther King, Jr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

What was the SCLC’s What was the SCLC’s purpose? purpose?

Carry out non-violent Carry out non-violent protests and to crusade protests and to crusade against racismagainst racism

SNCCSNCCStudent Nonviolent Coordination Committee Student Nonviolent Coordination Committee What did SNCC accomplish? What did SNCC accomplish? Desegregated lunch counters in the south Desegregated lunch counters in the south through sit insthrough sit ins

Freedom Summer 1964Freedom Summer 1964

What was the goal of the Freedom What was the goal of the Freedom Summer Project? Summer Project?

1. Register African American Voters across 1. Register African American Voters across the south the south

2. Elect pro civil rights politicians to the gov’t 2. Elect pro civil rights politicians to the gov’t

Who volunteered to help? Who volunteered to help?

College students and SNCC staff – College students and SNCC staff – Freedom Riders Freedom Riders

Civil Rights Act of 1964Civil Rights Act of 1964

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 made it illegal The Civil Rights Act of 1964 made it illegal to discriminate based on race, religion, to discriminate based on race, religion, national origin, and sexnational origin, and sex

Voting Rights Act of 1965Voting Rights Act of 1965“We shall overcome”“We shall overcome”

What did this accomplish?What did this accomplish?

1.1. Outlawed literacy tests Outlawed literacy tests and poll taxesand poll taxes

2.2. Allowed federal gov’t to Allowed federal gov’t to take over state elections take over state elections

• Only 10% of southern Only 10% of southern blacks voted in 1964blacks voted in 1964

• 60% of southern blacks 60% of southern blacks voted in 1968voted in 1968

Black Power Black Power • Malcolm X Malcolm X • Stokely CarmichaelStokely Carmichael