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Fighting Segregation in the South

Fighting Segregation in the South. Type of Segregation. De jure—by law Jim Crow laws—Made segregation the law across the South Restaurants, Buses, Trains, Schools, Restrooms, etc. Tactics Used. Court Challenges—NAACP Civil Disobedience—protesting unfair laws by breaking them

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Fighting Segregation in the South

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  1. Fighting Segregation in the South

  2. Type of Segregation • De jure—by law • Jim Crow laws—Made segregation the law across the South • Restaurants, Buses, Trains, Schools, Restrooms, etc.

  3. Tactics Used • Court Challenges—NAACP • Civil Disobedience—protesting unfair laws by breaking them • Nonviolence—Makes violent responses look even worse. • Boycotts

  4. Groups • National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)—fight segregation by challenging Jim Crow laws in court. • Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) • Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) • Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)

  5. Civil Disobedience • Sit-ins • Marches • Freedom Rides—organized by CORE to challenge segregated interstate travel

  6. Boycotts • Montgomery Bus Boycott • Boycotting merchants • Using Economic pressure to force change.

  7. Results • Civil Rights Act of 1964—Banned segregation in public places. • Leads to the next step of pushing for voting rights.

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