Life in the South - 1950 s and 1960 s

1. Life in the South - 1950�s and 1960�s By: Alexandra, Ariel, Kristine, Maribelle

2. What were differences between life for blacks and whites in the 50�s and 60�s? Blacks were supposed to sit in the back of the bus Blacks sitting down on a crowded bus had to give up their seat for a white Blacks and whites used different facilities (i.e. bathrooms, water fountains, restaurants) Blacks got arrested for many things that whites didn�t

3. What were some important events in Alabama history that relate to race relations? Birmingham and Montgomery Bus Boycotts Emmett Till�s death Bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church March on Washington Rosa Park�s arrest

4. Arrest of Rosa Parks Rosa Parks got on a Montgomery bus after work to get home She refused to give up her seat to a white man, and was arrested on the spot. It began the actions of the civil rights struggle

5. What was the Birmingham bus boycott? Series of protest marches and sit-ins by Blacks in Birmingham against segregated facilities Thousands marched from 16th Street to Downtown Many were arrested, and Police Officers used high pressure water hoses and fierce dogs against the protesters

6. Bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church Black church that was the heart of Civil Rights protests bombed, resulting in the death of 4 young black girls and injuries to 21 others Caused anger and bad spirits in blacks, and interracial violence on streets

7. Who was George Wallace and why is he an important historical figure? Alabama governor during the bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church Supported Segregations, and opposed civil rights march Wrote books about the Scottsboro Civil Rights case

8. What were other events that started the civil rights movement? An end to segregation Montgomery Bus Boycott Racial segregation in public schools When Rosa Parks was arrested The bombing of 16th street Baptist Church

9. How did the civil rights movement change the racial equality in this country? Movement for racial equality in the U.S made it better Brought together thousands of blacks and whites in peaceful protest of racial injustice Advances the cause of civil rights in the country Congress passed Civil Rights Act Congress passed Voting Act

10. Key Facts After Rosa Parks was arrested, the Birmingham and Montgomery Bus Boycott started George Wallace was governor of Alabama in 1958 and was against anti-segregation Martin Luther King Jr. led the bus boycott The KKK is a fraternal organization The KKK was for white supremacy, anti-semitism, anti-catholicism, homophobia, and nativism The movement for racial equality in the US broke the pattern for racial segregation in the south 42,000 black residents were in the Montgomery Bus Boycott Birmingham Bus Boycott was when people refused to use the bus Whites were treated better and black were treated with less respect

11. Key Facts cont. The difference between whites and blacks is that if all the seats in a bus were taken a black person had to give up their seat to a white person Martin Luther King Jr. was arrested many times for civil disobedience Four young girls were killed in a bombing in a church Martin Luther King was assassinated on April 4, 1968 Bloody Sunday was a march from Selma to Montgomery 16th St. Baptist church was bombed by several white teens, killing 4 black girls and injuring 21 others. The Voting Act was when African Americans could vote Jim Crow made the law that a black person had to give up its seat for a white person in a bus George Wallace sent in 300 state troopers after he feared violence of black retaliation After the civil rights movement, African Americans started involving in more activities

12. Time Line May 17, 1954- the supreme court rules on the landmark case Brown vs. Board of Education, unanimously agreeing that school segregation was unconstitutional Aug. 1955- Emmit Till gets killed for whistling at a white women Dec. 1, 1955- the arrest of Rosa Parks December 5-20, 1955- Birmingham bus boycott took place Feb. 1, 1960- 4 black students begin a sit-in while not being able to serve lunch Oct 1, 1961- James Meredith becomes the first black student to be enrolled at the University of Mississippi April 16, 1963- Martin Luther King Jr. is arrested and jailed during anti-segregation protest in Birmingham Sept. 15, 1963- 4 girls killed when bomb explodes at the 16th Street Baptist Church Aug. 4, 1964- Ku Klux Klan murders two white, one black March 7, 1965- Bloody Sunday

13. Primary source -- Martin Luther King�s words on Civil Rights This is Martin Luther�s words during his famous speech at the March on Washington.