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Lecture: The Civil Rights Era Essential Questions: 1. What legal avenues were taken to achieve advancements in the Civil Rights movement? 2. Who were the key leaders in the Civil Rights movement and what was their impact? Part A The Emergence of the Civil Rights Movement Write 2 ways slaves were treated: The Roots of Africans’ Struggle for Equal Rights Write 2 ways slaves resisted What were blacks forbidden to do? Describe how schools were unequal: During the 1950’s African Americans led one of the most significant social movements in U.S. history: The __________ ___________ Movement. For over _______ years African’s were enslaved Jim Crow Laws After the Civil War ___________continued to face: _________________ deprivation Racial ________________ Segregation Limited ________________ rights ____________ __________ Laws: enforced segregation ______________ used terror and intimidation School Segregation in the South ____________ Plessy vs. Ferguson: __________________was lawful (“separate but equal”) 1950’s _______________ states prohibited black and whites to attend school together Public school were ____________ ______________ The Desegregation Fight Heats Up _____________Brown vs. Board of Education Thurgood _______________(NAACP) lawyer How did forced segregation make the whites feel? Why did it take several years for schools to desegregate? Part B Argued that : * segregated schools were _______equal * segregation made students feel frustrated and _____________ Segregation Ruled Unconstitutional Chief Justice Earl _______________ delivered Court’s decision: ___________________ schools gave black children “a feeling of inferiority” and “separate educational facilities were unequal” Ended the ______________foundation of segregation in state-government supported facilities. School Desegregation Why did the federal government stall desegregation? White Resistance to School Integration _______ of Southern whites ______________ decision ____________ state laws passed to ____________ enforcement State ________ cut off Would you have volunteered to be a member of the “Little Rock Nine? Why or Why not? Central High School Little _________ Nine: 9 black students who integrated into all-white _________________ High School Whites who opposed de-segregation _______________entrance to school. _______________ sent the _____________ Guard to protect students Part C The Montgomery Bus Boycott What do you predict will happen next in the Civil Rights Movement? Rosa Parks & The Montgomery Bus Boycott Part D What made MLK a popular leader? Martin Luther King, Jr. King Rises to Prominence Part E Do you think you would have taken part in the sit-ins? Why or why not? Dec. 1, 1955 Rosa ____________ - arrested for refusing to give up her seat to white man. Black community set up _______________of buses to protest against the arrest and the law Martin Luther ____________- leader of the movement Boycott lasted __________ weeks Result: segregation on city buses was ____________________ Preached ________________ love towards _________________ His strategy was non-______________ civil _________________ Break ____________laws w/out violence Patterned after _____________ Draw _______________attention Elected president of the Montgomery_____________ Association and the ________________Christian _______________ Conference (SCLC) The Sit-in Movement SNCC _________ Student ________________ Coordinating Committee (SNCC) formed Strategy: demonstrate “ Justice permeated by Love” to appeal to city officials Training sessions in _______________ protest Protested ______________ policies in theaters, swimming pools, libraries, playgrounds and restaurants _________________ had taken part in sit-ins by _______ Part F The Freedom Rides How would you feel if you participated in freedom rides? Freedom Rides May, ______________: Congress of Racial Equality (_________) Leader: James ___________________ organized a 3 week bus trip through the South to publicize the lack of _____________ with the Supreme Court’s decision outlawing segregation on interstate ______________________ “_____________ ____________” were bombed and beaten Result: ___________Kennedy ordered bus companies to ________ Supreme Court’s decision Part G Demonstrations in Birmingham Why were the protests in Birmingham successful? Violence in Birmingham Create a protest sign in the space below: Part H What do you think King said in his speech? Why was this speech so popular? July 23, 1964 MLK planned a series of ______________ and ____________ in ____________ (most racist city). Goal was to protest ____________ and provoke a _____________ reaction from the police force that would _____________ the country Police Commissioner: Eugene “Bull” ___________ had his police ______________demonstrators with clubs, police dogs, and water canons. 100’s of protesters were jailed including MLK “Letter from a ___________________ Jail” Result: JFK sent federal ___________ to work out a settlement Businesses agreed to _______________ and hire blacks Bomb planted in church and killed 4 girls The 1963 March on Washington March on Washington August 28, ________________________ Demanded support to JFK’s ___________ ____________ Bill _______________ people attended Most memorable speech : King’s “I Have a _______________” Civil Rights Act of 1964 Part I Level 1 Question ____________ segregation in ____________ facilities Speed up school _______________ Remove ___________ to black ______________ rights Prohibited __________________employment and labor practices Voter Registration Drives The Fight to Gain the Vote Blacks were prevented from _____________: Required blacks to pay poll taxes Harassed/beaten/threatened Level 2 Question Refused entrance to voter _________________ offices Required blacks to take _______________tests Freedom Summer Level 3 Question Over 1000 volunteered to increase ___________ ________________ in the South ___________________________ campaign Highly _______________ for participants Leader: Fannie Lou __________________ Registered over ___________________ black voters in the new Mississippi Freedom ______________________Party Selma to Montgomery King organized a _____ day March in ______________, Alabama ____________________ participated National attention on ____________of _________ rights to blacks Voting Rights Act 1965 ______________________voter literacy tests Outlawed _________________ taxes Reinforced idea that all citizens had the_________ to _________ prohibited ________________________ because of ___________ __________________ registered in 3 years Part J Which philosophy do you agree with more – King’s or Malcom X’s? Why? Malcolm X The Nation of Islam (Black Muslims) Part K Create a Tombstone for King in the space below: Goals: Gain freedom, justice and _____ opportunities for blacks End police __________ and legal discrimination Promoted ___________ and black pride Supported using _________________ as self defense Gained popularity due to _____________________ Urban Race Riots Race Riots Urban blacks frustrated with __________________, high crime rates, and undesirable __________________ conditions 1965 and 1966 riots in: Watts, __________________, New York, Chicago and 67 other cities ________________ Commission looked into causes of riots Releasing ______________ of desperation they felt Black nationalism more relevant than King’s philosophy King is Assassinated ______ went to Chicago to bring attention to plight of urban poor 1968 began planning “_________ People’s ______________” April, ________ went to Memphis, Tennessee to support a sanitation workers ______________. Shot and killed by James _________ ___________ Part L A shift to Radicalism Level 1 Question Black Militancy Level 2 Question mid ________: some African Americans _______________ non-violent resistance Tired of the _________progress for Civil Rights, African Americans adopted more _____________ methods They wanted __________________ action would use violence to ____________ themselves and to get ____________ ____________ Black Power Idea that blacks should take control of their lives by ______________________ if necessary Preached racial ______________________, pride and leadership _________________ supporters were not welcomed Black Panther Party Level 3 Question Huey __________________ – leader Put ideas of Black _____________________ into practice Set up schools for ___________ and breakfast programs ____________________ black voters Ran black _______________ Collected ___________ to patrol neighborhoods Actions put pressure on government to address problems of _________________ blacks The Legacy of the Civil Rights Movement As you listen to the information write notes below: Essential Question: 1. 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