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Civil Rights Movement

Civil Rights Starting with Brown vs B of E, a string of events occurred that raised awareness for the movement It was not easy and often ended up in violence African Americans fought hard for their rights and would eventually get it

Montgomery Bus Boycott Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat and was arrested Outraged by this the Women’s Political Council called for a boycott of the Montgomery Bus System in 1955 Martin Luther King led the protest Protest had to be peaceful Boycott lasted a year Bus system was finally integrated

Eisenhower Did not agree with segregation Followed Truman and integrated many parts of the military Did not think the government should force segregation on everyone Let times change on its own Did not endorse Brown vs. Board of Education Despite this it was the law and he had to protect it

Little Rock Nine Nine African Americans were sent to attend Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas (1957) Governor ordered Arkansas National Guard to prevent the students from attending Challenged the constitution Eisenhower had to get involved Sent 101 st Airborne to protect the students Stayed for the rest of the year

Sit-In Movement Students wanted to get involved Started using sit-ins to integrate local restaurants Had to remain non violent Very successful SNCC was created Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee Played a key role in civil rights movement

Freedom Riders Despite Montgomery Bus Boycott, many busses in South were still segregated Many African Americans and whites traveled in the South to bring attention to the issue Met violence in many of the stops Birmingham No police to stop KKK from beating the riders Brought national attention to civil rights movement

Kennedy JFK saw the violence and knew he had to do something Worried that Congress would not pass the laws Used the Justice Department to fight for him Ran by his brother Robert Urged Interstate Commerce Committee to end segregation Busses were finally integrated (1962)

Assignment In a group of 3-4 people, create a skit about one of the Civil Rights events Your skit must be written as if you were a part of it It must include 5 facts about the event Perform the skit in front of the class