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Chapter 21, Section 1

Chapter 21, Section 1. Demands for Civil Rights. Jackie Robinson. Challenging the Rule: Separate Leagues Dodgers- 1947 MVP- 1949. All are equal before the law.

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Chapter 21, Section 1

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  1. Chapter 21, Section 1 Demands for Civil Rights

  2. Jackie Robinson • Challenging the Rule: Separate Leagues • Dodgers- 1947 • MVP- 1949

  3. All are equal before the law • “nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.” • Has America been living up to its creed?

  4. Early 20th Century • Migration 1910-1940 • New Deal • World War II • NAACP

  5. Brown v. Board of Education (1954) • Background • Thurgood Marshall • Case decision • Unanimous decision- Warren Court

  6. Reactions to Brown • Different groups • Deep South • KKK • States’ rights

  7. Montgomery Bus boycott • From the courts to the streets • Rosa Parks • Bus Boycott- WPC • Martin Luther King Jr.

  8. Resistance in Little Rock • Integration • National Guard • Eisenhower’s reaction

  9. Other Voices of Protest • Mexican Americans • Native Americans

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