1. THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT Presented by Cynthia Zera

2. DEFINING A MOVEMENTThe Civil Rights Movement was a national effort made by African Americans and their supporters during the 1950-60s to end segregation and gain equalrights for minorities. 3. IN THE BEGINNINGThe Civil Rights Movement began after Rosa Parks refused to follow asegregation law and sit in the back of the bus. When the bus filled up Rosawas asked to give up her seat for a white man. She refused and was arrested.This incident sparked a nationwide movement of resistance to racial segregation. 4. STAKEHOLDERS Martin Luther King Jr. Malcolm X Rosa ParksMedgar EversJesse JacksonEvery black American in the 1950-60s 5. MEDGAR EVERS 6. MALCOLM X 7. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR 8. METHODS Civil Disobedience Passive Resistance Boycott Protest Intimidation Violence Terrorism Segregation Propaganda Employment and Housing Restrictions 9. ISSUES Equality Desegregation Integrating Schools Voting Better Housing Employment 10. ACTIVITIES Protests Riots Church Bombings Legal Battles Murder 11. COPING THROUGH FELLOWSHIPWithout question, a large part of how African Americans coped with racial prejudice and violence was thru worship and fellowship. Predominantly Baptist, the energy, faith, music, and voices in church would prove to beinspiring, empowering, and healing. 12. GROUPS Freedom Riders Black Power Movement Black Panther Party Black Guerrilla Family Ku Klux Klan 13. OUTCOME A bittersweet victory, the outcome of the Civil Rights Movementwas that of change. Segregation ended, for the most part, and schools wereintegrated. Affirmative Action was enacted, making it easier for minoritiesto find work. It has literally become illegal to show discrimination in ourcountry. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission was created toenforce the Civil Rights Bill of 1964. Because of the Civil RightsMovement, blacks and whites now share everything from waiting rooms tobuses to neighborhoods. The Voting Rights Act of 1965 gave everyAmerican the right to vote, regardless of their race. African Americanseventually won equality, and not only for themselves, but for all minorities. Unfortunately, so many lives were lost during the Civil RightsMovement, including many children. Some of the men who fought hardestfor change were assassinated. Too many voices were silenced, and so manyfamilies were left with emotional scars that would last for many generationsto come. 14. CLOSING THOUGHT I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in anation where they will not be judgedby the color of their skin but by the content of their character. 15. DEDICATION Carole RobertsonDenise McNair Addie Mae CollinsCynthia WesleyKilled on Sept 15th, 1963 in the bombing of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama. 16. SOURCES http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h2876.html http://www.infoplease.com/spot/civilrightstimeline1.htmlhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_rights_movement http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African-American_Civil_Rights_Movement_(1955%E2%80%931968) http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/119368/American-civil-rights-movementhttp://faculty.polytechnic.org/gfeldmeth/chart.civrights.htmlhttp://ows.edb.utexas.edu/site/teaching-race-and-racism-education-today/civil-rights- movement-photos-activities-commentarieshttp://americanhistory.about.com/gi/o.htm?zi=1/XJ&zTi=1&sdn=americanhistory&cdn=education&tm=9&f=00&tt=14&bt=1&bts=1&zu=http%3A//www.watson.org/~lisa/blackhistory/civilrights-55-65/index.html http://americanhistory.about.com/od/civilrights/a/civilrights1.htm