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Aim: How did the “Brown vs. Board of Ed” case affect the United States?. Do Now: Reading Passage “Jackie Robinson”. Brown vs. Board of Education. Facts of case:- brown family sues school Board Issue: Is separate but equal constitutional?. Supreme Court’s Ruling.
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Aim: How did the “Brown vs. Board of Ed” case affect the United States? Do Now: Reading Passage “Jackie Robinson”
Brown vs. Board of Education Facts of case:- brown family sues school Board Issue: Is separate but equal constitutional?
Supreme Court’s Ruling • No, bans segregation in schools
Little Rock Nine • Little Rock, Arkansas, 9 gifted African American students are enrolled at little rock H.S. • Little Rock residents protest and riot at school
Eisenhower send in Federal Troops • President Eisenhower send in the military to stop the violence • Federal gov’t is now helping minorities gain civil rights
Rosa Parks • Refused to give up her seat on a segregated bus
Montgomery Bus Boycott • Montgomery citizens (African American) boycott the city bus station for more than 1 year
Martin Luther King • Organized the boycott, becomes a main civil rights leader