Natural Rights We are endowed by our creator with certain
unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the
pursuit of happiness these rights are self-evident and they are
unalienable Civil Rights Rights that are afforded to you based off
of government law or precedent Examples: Unlawful search and
seizure Freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly Voting
Equality of opportunity Divorce Bankruptcy
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13 th : 1865 abolished slavery 14 th : 1868 established
citizenship and due process 15 th : 1870 universal male
suffrage
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1896 US Supreme Court legalizes segregation in the United
States SEPARATE BUT EQUAL
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W.E.B. DuBois pushed for immediate civil rights and equality.
Leader of NAACP Booker T. Washington founder of Tuskegee
Institute.
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14 year old boy from Chicago On vacation visiting relatives in
Money, Mississippi he allegedly flirted with a white woman, 21 year
old Carolyn Bryant Several nights later, on August 28 th 1955, the
woman's husband, Roy, and half-brother, J.W. Milam broke into the
house and took Emmitt They beat him, gouged one of his eyes out and
shot him before dumping him in the Tallahatchie River with a 70 lbs
cotton gin tied around his neck
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Bryant and Milam were acquitted of murder, but only months
later in a magazine interview, admitted their guilt The family
insisted on an open casket so people could see the brutality that
was committed on Emmitt
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U.S. History Name______________ Period _____________
Directions: Throughout this unit, complete the graphic organizer by
writing the causes and effects. Cause(s): Effect(s): What event
creates change? What are the results of the cause? Where does
everything begin? What happened? Topic:
_____________________________________________________________________
Cause:Effect:
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There were many reasons why African American influence
accelerated during this time African American Migration After the
Civil War, African American populations increased dramatically in
most major U.S. Cities The New Deal African American votes became
popular during this time in order to pass New Deal policies, thus
the number of African Americans working in the federal government
increased.
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World War II World War II During the war, the need for workers
in northern cities increased. African American population exploded
in the North This caused significant voting power for African
Americans in some cities Many people also started looking at the
Holocaust and the atrocities that happened because of racism in the
Europe. This opened the eyes of many Americans to the racism and
discrimination that was going on here in America.
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The Rise of the NAACP The National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People For years, the NAACP tried to fight
Plessy v. Ferguson. During this time the NAACP had made smalls
gains towards overturning the Separate but Equal terms of Plessy v.
Ferguson NAACPs best move was to employ a man by the name of
Thurgood Marshall as the leader of their legal team
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First professional African American baseball player April 15,
1947 April 15, 1947 #42 was forever retired in 1997 by MLB
commissioner Bug Selig
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Topic: The Rise of African American Influence Cause: African
American Migration The New Deal WWII Effect: NAACP African American
Influence in Politics and sports Segregation questioned
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Read The Story of Brown v. Board of Education Once youve read
the story, answer the questions on Questions for Discussion Each
student will answer the questions on a separate piece of paper
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What were the causes? What were the effects?
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Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas was one of the
first High Schools to Integrate. The governor of Arkansas put the
National Guard in front of Central H.S. and instructed them to turn
away the African American students.
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Once President Eisenhower heard about what the governor was
doing, he took control of the National Guard and had them protect
and escort the African American students.
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In 1955, the nations attention shifted from the courts to the
streets of Montgomery, Alabama. Who began the Bus Boycott? Rosa
Parks Rosa Parks
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Two major accomplishments Rise of Martin Luther King Jr. as a
major leader in the Civil Rights Movement Demonstrated that
peaceful protest can work. In 1956, the Supreme Court ruled that
bus segregation, like school segregation, was
unconstitutional.
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Civil Rights GroupsFeatures NAACP-interracial organization
-Focused on gaining legal equality for African-Americans. National
Urban League-Focused on economic issues -Tried to make the work
place equal CORE-Dedicated to bringing about change through
peaceful confrontation
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Civil Rights GroupsFeatures SCLC - Southern Christian
Leadership Conference -Lead by Martin Luther King Jr. -Practiced
Non-violent protest - Focused mainly on the Civil Rights movement
in the South SNCC - Student Nonviolent Coordination Committee -Gave
a voice to the younger generation -One of the main leaders was a
man by the name of Robert (Bob) Moses -Under the direction of
Stokely Carmichael, SNCC would become more radical.Black Power
Black Panthers -Formed by Bobby Seale and Huey Newton -Very
controversial group
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Sit-ins Activists would simply sit in a white area, usually
restaurants, and sit until they were given service This became a
very successful form of protest because most owners didnt want to
cause a disruption so they would serve the protesters. These types
of sit ins gained the approval of the SCLC and Martin Luther King
Jr. On occasion, these protesters were arrested Martin Luther King
Jr. told these protesters that being arrested was a badge of
courage
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In 1961, CORE and SNCC organized the Freedom Rides to test the
recent ruling of the Supreme Court in Boynton v. Virginia. This
ride was meet with much adversity and violence.
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The country was shocked to see how these riders where treated
Robert Kennedy had to eventually send federal marshals down to
protect the freedom riders Was it successful? The Interstate
Commerce Commission prohibited segregation in ALL interstate
transportation. This included: trains, planes and buses.
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Pres. Kennedy sends 5000 federal troops to Mississippi to allow
James Meredith, the schools 1 st African-American student, to
attend.
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Field secretary for the NAACP in Mississippi Was instrumental
in helping overturn segregation at the University of Mississippi
Assassinated by Byron De La Beckwith, member of the White Citizens
Council later the KKK on June 12, 1963 Later taken to the hospital
and was initially refused services because he was black and died 50
minutes later De La Beckwith was not convicted by the all white
jury Evars was buried with full military honors at Arlington
National Cemetery
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Despite President Kennedys promise to voters during his
campaign to support the Civil Rights Movement, his acts as
president were slow to develop. By 1963, many Americans had grown
tired and embarrassed by the amount of violence that had taken
place during the movement. This would lead to one of the more
significant events in the Civil Rights Movements. The Soviet Union
was beginning to call out the United States on its own civil rights
record
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In August 1963, 200,000 activist marched on the nations
capital. Despite the fear of violence breaking out, the march
remained peaceful. There were speeches, songs preformed, and many
other events that went on during the protest.
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Dr. Kings I have a Dream speech became the highlight of the
protest.
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16 th St. Baptist Church, a bomb explodes on a Sunday morning,
killing four young girls. KKK member seen planting bomb, is
arrested, but found guilty of possessing dynamite without a permit.
Fined $100 and six months in jail.
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Gov. George Wallace promises segregation today, segregation
tomorrow, segregation forever! Refuses to desegregate Univ. of
Alabama Stands aside only after being confronted by federal
marshals and the Alabama National Guard.
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Civil rights activists attempt to register African-Americans to
vote
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Many southern blacks still had a difficult time gaining voting
rights. In Selma, Alabama, police arrested blacks who were
registering to vote. Martin Luther King decided to help the cause
and formed a march from Selma to the capital in Montgomery 50 miles
away. On Sunday morning in March 7th of 1965, the marchers began
and police were waiting and used extreme brutality.
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State and local police on horseback attacked the crowd of 600.
Police on foot used billy clubs and tear gas. They would not let
the people cross the Edmund Pettus Bridge. 17 marchers were
hospitalized and it was broadcast all over the nation. President
Johnson sent in the National Guard and Army helicopters to assist
the marchers. By the time the marchers reached Montgomery, they had
25,000 people.
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Civil Rights Act of 1964 Kennedys bill that didnt pass until
after he was assassinated. Voting Struggles Even after the Civil
Rights Act of 1964, African Americans still struggled to earn the
right to vote. This lead to The Selma March and Bloody Sunday
Because of the Selma March, Johnson passed the Voting Rights Act of
1965; a stronger law to protect voting rights.
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KING: Non-violent, passive resistance Influenced by Ghandi
Black Power: proactive, militant, focus on black pride and African
heritage. Term popularized by Stokely Carmichael of SNCC
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Joined the Nation of Islam and became one of its most prominent
proponents. He advocated separation of the races. He became too
vocal, controversial, and popular and was outcast. He went on a
pilgrimage to Mecca where he became a Sunni Muslim and came home
believing the two races could get along. He was assassinated by
three members of the Nation in New York in February of 1965.
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Was the US Attorney General from 1961 t0 1964, then became a
Senator from New York. He was very supportive of the Civil Rights
Movement, not just for blacks, but Hispanics as well. He helped
much of the legislation get passed. He ran for president in 1968
and was well on his way to the Democratic nomination when in June
of that year he was assassinated by Sirhan Sirhan. Sirhan claims it
was for Kennedys support of Israel and not of Palestine. Sirhan is
still in prison to this day in California.
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Born January 15, 1929 in Atlanta, Georgia. He was the middle of
three children. He led the Montgomery Bus Boycott, the Battle of
Birmingham, the March of Washington, the Selma March, opposed the
Vietnam War.
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In 1964, he was the youngest person to ever receive the Nobel
Peace Prize. He was assassinated April 4, 1968 in Memphis,
Tennessee. Just two months before Robert Kennedy.
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Watts (Los Angeles), Detroit, Newark Watts
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Significant losses President Kennedy: 1963 Malcolm X: 1965
Martin Luther King Jr.: 1968 Robert F. Kennedy: 1968
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It was a long, difficult struggle. One that did not see
immediate results. Even President Johnson was devastated by the
amount of violence that still existed at the end of his Presidency.
So the question is; How would the leaders of the Civil Rights
Movement feel if they lived in our time?
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Do we face civil rights issues today? Are we a desegregated,
equal society? Are there other groups dealing with civil rights
questions today?