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Segregation to Integration

Segregation to Integration. Cause and Effect. Presentation Goals. * Overview of Civil Rights Events Looking at events that led from segregation to integration

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Segregation to Integration

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  1. Segregation to Integration Cause and Effect

  2. Presentation Goals * Overview of Civil Rights Events Looking at events that led from segregation to integration The events we will be examining are Plessy v. Ferguson, Jim Crow Laws, WWII discrimination, Brown v. Board of Education, and the Little Rock Nine *Focus on cause and effects Our target idea will be cause/effect situations * Check for Understanding A short quiz will be at the end of this lesson to check your understanding about the events and cause/effect idea

  3. Segregation to Integration Timeline Brown v. Board of Education May 17, 1954 Plessy v. Ferguson 1896 Segregation Integration Little Rock Nine September 1957 WWII 1941-1945 Jim Crow Laws 1877-1960s

  4. Plessy v. Ferguson • 1896 • Supreme Court Case • Ruled that “separate but equal” was constitutional (legal) • Allowed Jim Crow Laws

  5. Jim Crow Laws • Laws created aimed at separating the races • Forbade interracial marriage • Established separate schools, waiting rooms, elevators, restrooms, etc

  6. WWII Discrimination • Black men continued to be restricted to inferior jobs • In the military segregation was persistent • Fighting in Europe against the Nazis for others’ rights inspired African Americans to fight for their own!

  7. Brown v. Board of Education • 1954 • Supreme Court Decision • Overturned Plessy v. Ferguson = SEPARATE IS NOT EQUAL

  8. Little Rock Nine • Little Rock, Arkansas • 9 African American students attempt to integrate Little Rock Central High School • Faced with riots, mobs, and threats They do not give in and are successful! The Federal Government supports integration

  9. Cause and Effect Example:How did Plessy v. Ferguson resulted in the military segregation during WWII?

  10. Cause and Effect Your Turn! You are going to fill in the question mark spots in a series of quiz questionsAnswer based upon the information provided How did Jim Crow Laws end with federal government support?

  11. Cause and Effect Your Turn! You are going to fill in the question mark spots in a series of quiz questionsAnswer based upon the information provided How did Jim Crow Laws end with federal government support?

  12. Cause and Effect Your Turn! You are going to fill in the question mark spots in a series of quiz questionsAnswer based upon the information provided How did Jim Crow Laws end with federal government support?

  13. GREAT WORK!!How did Jim Crow Laws end with federal government support?

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