On this day in 1913, Rosa Parks was born. In 1955, Rosa Parks was arrested and fined for not giving up her seat on the bus to a white passenger. Many people admired her for her confidence and bravery. Why is it important that we learn about the struggles of Rosa Parks? Write your answer in complete sentences on Pg. 104

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Notes on Pg. 105

Two African American students are admitted to the Univ. of Alabama

Governor George Wallace vows to block their enrollment to the University.

Fulfilled campaign promise that he would keep Alabama schools segregated.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLLDn7MjbF0

University of Alabama

What does Governor Wallace’s speech say about Alabama’s viewpoint on segregation in 1963?

“Now, therefore, I, George C. Wallace, as

Governor of the State of Alabama…do

hereby denounce and forbid this illegal and

unwarranted action by the Central

Government.”http://www.history.com/videos/george-wallace-opposes-integration#george-wallace-opposes-integration

• President Kennedy calls out Alabama National Guard troops to help get the students into the school.

• “We are confronted primarily with a moral issue. It is as old as the scriptures and is as clear as the American Constitution…We preach freedom around the world, and we mean it, and we cherish our freedom here at home, but are we to say to the world, and much more importantly, to each other that this is the land of the free, except for the Negroes…Now the time has come for this Nation to fulfill its promise.”

One day following Pres. Kennedy’s speech, a tragedy occurs in the Civil Rights Movement.

Medgar Evers, Mississippi’s first field officer for the NAACP is assassinated outside of his home.

Medgar Evers

Evers had worked tirelessly to investigate violent crimes against blacks in Mississippi and to seek a solution to the violence.

His involvement in the movement helped increase the hatred that white supremacists felt towards him.

Evers is killed on June 12, 1963 in his driveway.

He had been returning from an NAACP meeting and was carrying shirts saying “Jim Crow Must Go.”

His death led to advances in the voter registration of African Americans and the integration of Mississippi schools.

On June 19, 1963, the same day as Evers’ burial in

Arlington Cemetery, President JFK sent a proposed

civil rights legislation to Congress. The legislation

dealt with the following:

Title I - Voting rights

Title II - Public accommodations

Title III - Desegregation of public schools

Title IV - Establishment of a Community Relations

Service

Title V - Continuation of the Civil Rights

Commission

Title VI - Nondiscrimination in federally assisted

programs

Title VII - Establishment of statutory Commission

on Equal Employment Opportunity

Letter of advice to George Wallace. The instructions are in your binder packet. Your letter should talk about why he should allow integration in schools.

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