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BY MEGAN MCCROHANANNALISE JACOBS
KRISTINA DENNISTON
The Struggle forEqual Rights
Were African-Americans able to
improve their situation as citizens in terms of gaining equal
civil rights and opportunities in the
United States?
Before the MovementSegregation was prominent
Tension between races was high
Racial discrimination was common
The blacks and whites were not equal
Events Leading up Equal Rights
BROWN VS. BOARD OF EDUCATION
TOPEKA
• May 17, 1954
•A young girl was deigned entry into a school.
•Separate but equal was ruled unjust.
•Every child was allowed into every school.
•Much controversy occurred.
•The ruling of Brown Vs. Board is still in effect today.
•Many still face discrimination at schools today, even after board.
MONTGOMERY BUS BOYCOTT
December 1, 1955 – December 20, 1956Rosa Parks Crisis started the movement
Supreme Court ruled that bus segregation was unconstitutional and ended the boycott
SIT-INSOrganized by CORE and
SNCCBlacks sat at white
lunch counters in protest
1942 in ChicagoBlacks let the whites do
anything to them and stuck with their non- violent strategy
One of the many protests to help achieve equal rights
FREEDOM RIDES
Organized by CORE and SNCC
Tested the Boynton Vs. Virginia case
The first one set out from Washington DC and traveled to New Orleans
One was bombed in Alabama
MLK’s “I Have a Dream” Speech During the
March on Washington DC
•300,000 protesters and 200,000 police participants
•The speech inspired many to keep fighting for an equal America
•He said that he had a dream of what America could one day be like.
ACHIEVEMENTSCivil Rights of 1964Voting Rights Act
of 1965Civil Rights Act of
1968
After the Movement
Tension between races was still high
The African-Americans gained voting rights and many more equal rights
More whites understood the African-American’s position
Racial discrimination was still common but more rights were more equal
Yes, African-Americans did gain more rights and equality throughout the Civil Rights Movement. However, they are still struggling today to be
treated as equals.
Sources• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
Montgomery_Bus_Boycott
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_rides#Mob_violence_in_Anniston_and_Birmingham
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_on_Washington_for_Jobs_and_Freedom
• http://www.google.com/imghp• The American Reconstruction to the 21st Century textbook