Moving Forward

 Lincolns Emancipation Proclamation a baby step  After Civil War less direct attention  Roosevelt prodded by First Lady  Eisenhower reluctantly controls the National Guard  Kennedy begins to see importance of political support…….LBJ carries on movement

 Reconstruction Amendments  Jim Crow regulations the norm, other informal racist attitudes prevalent  Plessey vs. Ferguson 1896 monumental, sets the stage for the next 50 years  Slowly events begin to change perspective  WWI and WWII  Handful of African American lawyers begin gaining support  Grassroots organizations gaining momentum

 Improved organization  Better education for a few  Radio and television  Historical events cause public to examine situation  Brown vs. Board of education 1954  Emmitt Till murder 1955  Rosa Parks 1955  Little Rock Nine 1956  Ruby Bridges 1960