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The Civil Rights Movement

Explore the fight for civil rights in the US, from the Jim Crow laws to landmark cases like Brown v. Board of Education. Discover pivotal events like the Montgomery Bus Boycott and the power of nonviolent protests led by figures like Martin Luther King. Witness the lasting impact of legislative victories such as the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Learn about the broader struggle for equality, from Native American rights to the Chicano Movement and the fight for women's rights.

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The Civil Rights Movement

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  1. The Civil Rights Movement

  2. The Civil Rights Movement • 1. How would you feel if you were not able to eat at a restaurant because of the color of your skin? • 2. Discrimination- unfair treatment based on prejudice • 3. Segregation- the separation of white society and African American society in public places • 4. “Jim Crow” laws- name for segregation laws • Ex: Poll Tax

  3. Brown v. Board of Education • 5. Civil Rights- rights to full citizenship and equality under law • 6. Plessy v. Ferguson- Supreme court case that stated “separate but equal” was ok • 7. Brown v. Board of Education- (1954)- called for integration of schools and overturned Plessy v. Ferguson decision • Video

  4. Civil Rights Movement • 8. Montgomery Bus Boycott- African Americans refused to ride buses until segregation on buses was outlawed • Rosa Parks sparked the boycott • 9. Nonviolent Protest- peaceful protest against laws believed to be unfair • Martin Luther King preached about this idea • 10. Sit-ins- sitting at all lunch counters for all whites and refusing to leave until they were served. • 11. “Freedom Rides”- volunteers rode in the deep south on buses to test the integration laws • 12. Civil Rights Act of 1964- banned segregation in stores, restaurants, hotels, and theaters

  5. Civil Rights Movement • 13. Voting Rights Act of 1965- banned the unfair use of literacy tests for voting • 14. Hate crimes- violent acts against people because of a group they belong to • Racial Profiling • 15. Affirmative Action- policy meant to increase the number of minorities and women at work and college • 16. Native Americans also suffered injustice • Native American Indian Movement • 17. Chicano Movement- formed by Mexican Americans to fight segregation against this group in the southwest • Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta • 18. National Organization for Women- formed to help women’s rights movement • 19. ERA- Equal Rights Amendment-didn’t pass • 20. Disabilities Act- protects the rights of disabled person s in the workplace and other public places

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