BlackBoard Journal Entry #5 ”Even the most casual observer can see that the South has marvelous possibilities, yet in spite of these assets, segregation has placed the whole South socially, educationally and economically behind the rest of the nation. Yet there are in the white south, millions of people of good will, whose voices are yet unheard, whose course is yet unclear, and whose courageous acts are yet unseen. These millions are called upon to gird up their courage, to speak out, and to offer leadership that is needed. History will record that the greatest tragedy of this period of social transition, was not the vitriolic words and actions of the bad people – but the appalling silence and indifference of the good people. Our generation will not only have to repent for the words and acts of the children of darkness, but also for the fears and apathy of the children of light.” Write a reflective response about Martin Luther King’s words
Unit 11 Civil Rights Movement
1950s Plessey v. Ferguson overturned by Brown v. Topeka Board of Education Desegregation Rosa Parks Martin Luther King Freedom Rides
Desegregation Brown v. Board of Education (1954) Supreme Court declares segregation unconstitutional Civil Rights Act of 1964 Makes segregation (minorities & women) illegal in any public place
Little Rock Nine Governor Faubus of Arkansas, refused to desegregate Arkansas’s schools Governor Faubus called in the Army National Guard to blockade the school President Eisenhower dismissed the National Guard Governor calls in State Police to continue the blockade President Eisenhower has the 101st Airborne Division escort the Little Rock Nine into Central High School
Stokely Carmicheal / Martin Luther King Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Peaceful / non-violent protests modeled after Gandhi Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) Stokely Carmicheal Black Power Movement Student Nonviolent Coordination Committee (SNCC) Black Panthers (Black Panther Party for Self Defense
Malcom X
Assassinations Martin Luther King Malcom X Murdered by James Oral Ray Life sentence Conspiracy or Lone Nut? Malcom X Murdered by the “Nation of Islam” radical Assassin was beaten to death by the crowd