“Southern Justice” (Murder in Mississippi)

MOST IMPORTANT CIVIL RIGHTS LEGISLATION Civil Rights Act of 1964 Federal govt. has broad power to prevent racial discrimination and racial segregation made illegal

MOST IMPORTANT CIVIL RIGHTS LEGISLATION Voting Rights Act of 1965 Banned literacy tests; empowered the U.S. Attorney General to register qualified voters to bypass local officials and states that had a history of discrimination amongst minorities; and the Federal govt. has overview of elections

CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT – PUSH FOR VOTER REGISTRATION Sheriff Jim Clark, Dallas County, Alabama “Selma to Montgomery March”

MODERN CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT [1] Power of “Each Other” – their determination & perseverance [2] Power of the Media

Housing Desegregation – Northern Cities “Chicago Campaign” - Housing desegregation Housing Desegregation – Northern Cities

CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT – Economic Problems Chicago Campaign - Housing desegregation, quality education & health care, transportation improvements, job opportunities, & community development Housing Desegregation in Northern Cities

CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT – Economic Problems Watts Riots - 1965 in Los Angeles Detroit Riots July, 1967 ** One of the deadliest and most destructive riots in U.S. History

CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT – “Black Power” Movement Self-defense Violence if necessary Control of their own lives Malcolm X Tough upbringing Prison “conversion” Support “black nationalism” Black Panthers

CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT – Black Power Movement Assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. ** April 4, 1968

Counter-Culture of the 1960’s-70’s Folk Music