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The Civil Rights Movement

The Civil Rights Movement. 1954-1960. Educational Separation in the US prior to Brown Case. Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka. 3 rd grader Linda Brown tried to enroll at an all white school and she was refused.

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The Civil Rights Movement

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  1. The Civil Rights Movement 1954-1960

  2. Educational Separation in the US prior to Brown Case

  3. Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka • 3rd grader Linda Brown tried to enroll at an all white school and she was refused. • Linda had to walk 21 blocks to her bus stop to ride to Monroe Elementary (segregated black school) 1 mi. away, while Sumner Elementary, a white school, was only 7 blocks from her house. • May 17, 1954: Supreme Court unanimously decided that segregation of black children in public schools violates 14th Amendment • This didn’t end segregation in other public places nor did it say when the schools had to be desegregated, however, it was a big step towards civil rights.

  4. Thurgood Marshall

  5. Rosa Parks • Dec. 1, 1955: 42 year old Rosa Parks took a seat in the first row of the “colored” section of the bus. • Bus begins to fill, and driver tells Rosa and 3 others to stand – she refused. • Rosa is arrested for “violating” Montgomery’s Jim Crow laws. • News of this arrest soon spread.

  6. Rosa Parks

  7. Montgomery Bus Boycott • In response to Rosa’s arrest, a boycott of the Montgomery buses was organized – NAACP • The churches of Montgomery were organized, including Dexter Ave. Baptist Church – pastor is 26 year old Martin Luther King Jr. • MLK was elected to head the organization of the movement. • Af. Ams. consisted of 75% of the riders.

  8. Montgomery Bus Boycott • The boycott was so successful that they extended it from 1 day to 381 – enduring the hardships of walking everywhere. • In 1956, the Supreme Court found that segregation on Alabama buses was unconstitutional. • Dec. 21, 1956: King and other Af. Ams. rode the buses for the first time.

  9. www.mccsc.edu www.africanaonline.com www.blackvoices.com www.holtlaborlibrary.org home.att.net

  10. MLK Jr. • The success of the Montgomery bus boycott strengthened MLK’s belief that non-violent protest was the most effective tool for gaining civil rights. • King quickly became the most visible and eloquent spokesperson of the CR Movement • Helped to est. the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) in 1957. • In 1960, King helped to est. the Student Nonviolent Coordination Committee (SNCC)

  11. SCLC • Opposed discrimination in public places, voting, and employment

  12. SNCC • Young students who coordinated sit-ins, marches, and Freedom Rides

  13. Resisting Desegregation • The Supreme Court ordered school districts to desegregate “with all deliberate speed” • Many did, but “deliberate speed” was interpreted differently in the Deep South – resistance soon began to develop. • Little Rock, Arkansas, 1957: Gov. Orval Faubus uses the state’s Ntl Guard to prevent 9 Af. Am. students from entering the city’s public high school.

  14. Resisting Desegregation • Eisenhower took control of the Ntl. Guard and enforced the Brown decision. • 1958: “private” academies est. – blocked Af. Ams. from entering • It soon became clear that more than court decision would be needed to end segregation.

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