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Impact of Civil Rights Movement: Montgomery Bus Boycotts and Major Events

This article explores the Montgomery Bus Boycotts as a political and social protest against segregation policies on public buses in Montgomery, Alabama in 1955. It also discusses key figures like Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X, and organizations such as the Black Panthers and CORE. Additionally, it covers significant events like the March on Washington and the integration of schools through Brown v. Board of Education.

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Impact of Civil Rights Movement: Montgomery Bus Boycotts and Major Events

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  1. Objective 11.02 Trace Major Events of the Civil Rights Movement and evaluate its Impact

  2. Montgomery Bus Boycotts • Was a political and social protest started in 1955 against the segregation policies on public buses in Montgomery Alabama

  3. Rosa Parks • Made famous for refusing to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery Ala. In 1955

  4. Martin Luther King Jr. • Leader of the Civil Rights Movement, Non-Violent Civil Resistance, assassinated in 1968 by James Earl Ray

  5. Malcolm X • Follower of Elijah Mohammad, militant leader of Civil Rights Movement, “By Any Means Necessary”, assassinated by Muslim followers in 1965

  6. Black Panthers • African American organization founded to promote Civil Rights and Self Defense by Huey Newton and Bobby Seale in California

  7. Black Power Movement • Movement in the 1960’s and 1970’s that emphasized racial pride, political involvement, and unity

  8. Stokley Carmichael • Leader of the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee, later became dissatisfied with the movement and joined the Black Panthers

  9. CORE • Congress of Racial Equality- open to anyone that believes that all people are created equal and are willing to work toward that goal

  10. SNCC • Political organization of college students during the Civil Rights Movement, Freedom Rides, Freedom Summer, Sit-ins

  11. March on Washington • Political Rally in 1963 for Civil Rights, Martin Luther King delivered his “Dream” speech at the rally.

  12. James Meredith • In 1962 became the first black student at the University of Mississippi

  13. Little Rock Nine • Nine African American students that enrolled at Little Rock High School in 1957

  14. George Wallace • Four Term Governor of Alabama from 1962-1986, Ran for President 4 times, Stood against integrating the University of Alabama in 1963

  15. Brown v. Board of Ed. • Overturned the ruling in Plessey v. Ferguson, declared that separate was not equal.

  16. Thurgood Marshall • Lead Attorney for the NAACP in the Brown v. Board case, became the first African American to serve on the Supreme Court

  17. Earl Warren • Chief Justice of the Supreme Court during the Civil Rights Movement, Chief Justice during the Brown v. Board Case

  18. 24th Amendment • Eliminated the Poll Tax and other discriminatory voting laws

  19. Civil Rights Act of 1964 • Outlawed segregation in schools and public places

  20. Voting Rights Act of 1965 • Outlawed literacy tests as a way to deny the right to vote

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