We Shall Overcome Events in the History of the Civil Rights Movement for African Americans

The Jim Crow Laws Had to overcome lesser quality facilities Had to overcome general ridicule and racism

Booker T. Washington Overcame slavery Overcame discrimination and started the Tuskegee Institute to educate blacks

WEB DuBois Overcame lynching by speaking out against it Overcame by trying to create anti-lynching laws

Courage Against Harassment Overcame KKK Overcame hate of the KKK by staying w/ God

The Harlem Renaissance Overcame segregation of music clubs-that allowed blacks to perform Overcame w/ jazz and blues music-Duke Ellington By being talented

Sports Accomplishments Overcame racism by performing well in sports Overcame negative threats from white teamates Jackie Robinson

Brown v Board of Education Overcame school desegregation by suing the school board and winning 1954 Overcame crowded black schools by integrating

Rosa Parks/Bus Boycott Overcame discrimination by refusing to give her seat on a segregated bus Overcame by boycotting the bus system

Importance of Church Overcame by showing Christian love to their enemies Overcame racism through the teachings of Martin Luther kIng JR

School Desegregation Overcame school segregation-espec governor of Arkansas who refused to let blacks go to school w/ whites- Little Rock 9

Civil Disobedience Overcame segregation by doing sit-ins in whites only areas

Freedom Rides Overcame harassment threats and violence Overcame by riding buses together

James Meredith Overcame being shot while marching for Civil Rights Overcame segregation of schools by enrolling and being accepted anyway

Demonstrations Overcame by demonstrating for equal rights Overcame by the March on Washington

Legislative Gains Overcame political discrimination by passing laws that gave blacks complete equality-Civil Rights Act of 1964

Voting Rights Overcame by getting Voting Rights for all citizens-Voting Rights Act of 1965