By Sophia Gluba Elementary Grade 6

Slides:

Advertisements

Similar presentations

Triumphs of a Crusade Ch 29 Sect 2 Pg 916.

Advertisements

EL Civics All illustrations are public domain or Wikimedia Commons. See last page for acknowledgements.

AGENDA History Log Standard Bullets 8.2 Notes Key Terms History Log: If you were a teen in the 1960s would you have joined the Civil Rights movement?

The Civil Rights Movement

Bell Quiz (pgs. 710 – 716) 1) In what city was the first freedom riders bus attacked? 2) What year was James Meredith enrolled in Ole Miss University?

Civil Rights Review for Test. Rosa Parks is arrested and MLK leads a citywide strike to support her.

The Civil Rights Movement: Chapter 38 Review

Chapter 45 Jared Isaiah Fabian James Meredith- went on a march from Memphis, Tenn. to Jackson Miss. to gain followers for the Black Power Movement.

The Triumphs of a Crusade

Jeopardy Important People Nonviolent Resistance Role of the Government Radical Change Success and Failure Q $100 Q $200 Q $300 Q $400 Q $500 Q $100 Q.

CQ: What was the best way to stop discrimination in Alabama during the 1950s and 1960s? Lesson Focus Question: Was passing new laws or going to court an.

13 th Amendment 1865 Ended Slavery. 14 th Amendment 1868 Everyone is a citizen of the US and the state in which they reside. Due Process Clause Equal.

Chapter 25 Section 1 The Cold War Begins Section 2 The Movement Gains Ground Describe the sit-ins, freedom rides, and the actions of James Meredith in.

When is a time that you have seen… Something unfair An injustice What did you do? Did anything change as a result? How was it resolved? What did the result.

The Civil Rights Movement chapter 21, sections 1, 2, and 3.

Minority Movements: The Civil Rights Movement. Civil War: Results  13 th Amendment: 1865 – President Andrew Johnson  Abolished Slavery  14 th Amendment.

The Civil Rights Movement chapter 21, sections 1, 2, and 3.

Test Review- Civil Rights Good luck. Matching The Document MLK wrote which defends nonviolent protest.

 My Three Sons September 29  The Flintstones (cartoons) September 3  The Andy Griffith Show October 3.

Separate but Unequal Lesson starter: Why did World War Two put more pressure on the government to give Black Americans Civil Rights?

CQ: What was the best way to stop discrimination in Alabama during the 1950s and 1960s? Lesson Focus Question: Was passing new laws or going to court an.

People who have Changed Attitudes in America Taunja Chappell Beech Springs Intermediate School Fall 2003.

The Civil Rights Movement

Civil Rights Part 3 Identify and explain the importance of each event (How did each event help the Civil Rights movement gain support around the country?)

CIVIL RIGHTS AMERICA AND THE 1950’S AND 1960’S. Beginning of Civil Rights  Era post Civil War: US adopts segregation * Separate but “equal” treatment.

JAMES MEREDITH The Integration of ‘Ole Miss. The Players James Meredith Robert B. Ellis - registrar Ross Barnett – Mississippi Governor JFK – President.

The Civil Rights Era. Segregation The isolation of a race, class, or group.

Supreme Court Cases What case made segregation legal? – ___________________ What case made segregation illegal? – ___________________________.

Chapter 25 Section 1 The Cold War Begins Section 2 The Movement Gains Ground Describe the sit-ins, freedom rides, and the actions of James Meredith in.

The Help Kathryn Stockett HISTORICAL CONTEXT. What are Civil Rights? The rights of citizens to political and social freedom and equality. The Civil Rights.

The Triumphs of a Crusade

THE STRUGGLE INTENSIFIES. “There comes a time my friends when people get tired of being plunged across the abyss of humiliation…We had no alternative.

The Civil Rights Movement. Types of Segregation de facto segregation: established by practice and custom, not by law –seen mostly in northern cities de.

Ghosts of Ole Miss The final integration of the South’s historically most racist University.

Bell Quiz (pgs. 710 – 716) 1) What was the purpose of the Freedom Riders? 2) How did the violence against Freedom Riders affect President Kennedy? 3) Why.

Freedom Now! Chapter 22 Section 1.

PresentationExpress. Click a subsection to advance to that particular section. Advance through the slide show using your mouse or the space bar. The Civil.

Sit ins This was in Greensboro, North Carolina. They were led not by MLK but by college students!

Challenging Segregation. The Sit-In Movement Many African American college students saw the sit-in movement as a way to take things into their own hands.

Today’s Schedule – 05/05/ Vocab, Timeline Check & Standards 28.3 PPT: The Struggle Intensifies Movie: Mississippi Burning HW: – 28.4 Vocab and Timeline.

Civil Rights Movement 1950’s-1960’s. Truman’s Policy on Civil Rights Issued an executive order banning segregation in the armed forces. Issued an executive.

The Civil Rights Movement Lecture 1. Life in the South Jim Crow Laws – System of both etiquette and laws (black codes) Sharecropping System – Black southerners.

School Integration. School Segregation before Brown vs. Board of Education.

Origins of the Civil Rights Movement Objective: Identify factors that contributed to the Civil Rights Movement; Explain the significance of Brown v. Board.

Ch.21.2 Civil Rights The Triumphs of a Crusade “Freedom riders” test Supreme Court ruling White activist James Peck hoped for violent reaction to.

The Civil Rights Era: The Movement Makes Gains. Linda Brown.

CIVIL RIGHTS FIGHTING FOR EQUALITY Mrs. Bryant’s 5 th Grade Georgia Standards WJIS.

Warm-up: What was the court’s decision in the Plessy vs. Ferguson in 1896? What case overthrew that decision in Brown vs. Board case in 1954?

Topic 9B – The Civil Rights Movement. CHALLENGING SEGREGATION Segregation in the South – The back of the bus – Cannot eat at certain restaurants – Cannot.

Civil Rights Movement How it started, who was involved, who resisted and what were the movements accomplishments 1.

The Civil Rights Movement

The Civil Rights Era: The Movement Makes Gains

Origins of the Civil Rights Movement

Civil Rights Movement Chapter 21.

Origins of the Civil Rights Movement

Origins of the Civil Rights Movement

African-American Civil Rights Movement

#43 Chapter 20 Section 2 The New Frontier

Civil Rights in the United States

Civil Rights Protests Objective: Describe the significance of the various forms of protest on the Civil Rights movement.

Freedom Now! United States History.

School Segregation History Notes 14-1.

Segregation and Civil Right Movement

Civil Rights Protests Objective: Describe the significance of the various forms of protest on the Civil Rights movement.

Testing the Truth of Integration

The Struggle Continues

UNIT 13: THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT Chapter 46B: Redefining Equality: How did civil rights activists change their strategies/goals in the 60s/70s, and how.

Plessy v. Ferguson Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) 163 U.S. 537

Presentation transcript:

By Sophia Gluba Elementary Grade 6 James Howard Meredith By Sophia Gluba Elementary Grade 6

Who is James Meredith? James Meredith was an American Civil Rights Movement activist. He played a role to integrate the University of Mississippi.

His Early Life James Meredith was born in Kosciusko, Mississippi on June 25th, 1933. He was raised on a farm with nine brothers and sisters. He was in the U.S. military from 1955-1960.

First Run in with Racism His first run in with racism was when he was on a train going home from a trip. He was ordered to give up his seat. He had to move to the crowded “black section” of the train. He stood during the whole trip home because of overcrowding.

University of Mississippi He was admitted to the University of Mississippi. The admission was withdrawn when they discovered his race. The District Court ruled that he should not be accepted to Ole’ Miss. The Supreme Court ruled in his favor. He registered for classes in 1962.

Trying to enter the School Governor Ross tried to physically block James Meredith from entering the school. President John F. Kennedy sent: Military Police Troops from the Mississippi National Guard Officials from the U.S. Border Controls And 500 U.S. Marshalls to the University of Mississippi.

Education He received a degree in political science at he University of Mississippi in 1963. He obtained a Masters Degree in Economics at the University of Ibadan in Nigeria. He also wrote a book titled: Three Years in Mississippi.

He was shot! June 6th, 1966 James Meredith was shot while participating in the “March Against Fear”. He was shot by a sniper. He was taken to the hospital where he recovered.

His Legacy James Meredith integrated Ole’ Miss. He is an important civil rights figure. He has inspired many people by his courage and determination.

Quotes “My answer to the racial problem in America is not to deal with it at all. The founding fathers dealt with it when they made the constitution.” “He vowed then that he would dedicate his life ensuring equal treatment for African Americans.”

References Picture References www.history.com/this-day-in-history-james-meredith-shot www.usmarshals.gov/history/miss/02.htm www.brainyquote.com/quote/authors/j/james_meredith.html www.biography.com/people/james-meredith-9406314 Picture References http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:James_Meredith_Portrait.png http://that1kid.wikispaces.com/James+Meredith http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:James_Meredith_OleMiss.jpg http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/eticket/story?page=mississippi62 http://www.npr.org/2012/10/01/161573289/integrating-ole-miss-a-transformative-deadly-riot

This presentation was done by Sophia Gluba. About Sophia Gluba This presentation was done by Sophia Gluba. Sophia Gluba did this as a school assignment in Grade 6, Davenport, Iowa.