Segregation to Integration Cause and Effect Welcome to Civil Rights: Segregation to Integration: Cause and Effect lesson! The main focus of the presentation will be on how US society became integrated due to the Civil Rights Movement.

Presentation Goals * Overview of Civil Rights Events Looking at events that led from segregation to integration The events we will be examining are Plessy v. Ferguson, Jim Crow Laws, WWII discrimination, Brown v. Board of Education, and the Little Rock Nine *Focus on cause and effects Our target idea will be cause/effect situations * Check for Understanding A short quiz will be at the end of this lesson to check your understanding about the events and cause/effect idea What to expect? This is just like our goals page from class – we will be completing an overview of Civil Rights key events with a strong focus on the interrelatedness of these events – think cause and effect. How did they build off one another? And a huge heads up there will be a quiz at the end – the format will be cause/effect charts including questions about interrelatedness of these events

Segregation to Integration Timeline Brown v. Board of Education May 17, 1954 Plessy v. Ferguson 1896 Segregation Integration WWII 1941-1945 Little Rock Nine September 1957 Jim Crow Laws 1877-1960s A quick timeline of the four events we are focusing on during this lesson. Lets start with the basics on the slide: what is segregation? Check out the picture below of the segregated drinking fountains. Now what is integration? Great! Take a look at the picture in the other corner with the integrated little girls standing in line. Now that we have basic terms under our belts let’s start to focus on these events. From class you should have background on these events so we will be focusing on how they are interrelated. We start with Plessy v. Ferguson in 1896; the creation and approval of Jim Crow laws; WWII and all the segregation and discrimination faced by the African American community; Brown v. Board of Education in 1954; and the integration of students in Little Rock, Arkansas in 1957

Plessy v. Ferguson 1896 Supreme Court Case Ruled that “separate but equal” was constitutional (legal) Allowed Jim Crow Laws

Jim Crow Laws Laws created aimed at separating the races Forbade interracial marriage Established separate schools, waiting rooms, elevators, restrooms, etc

WWII Discrimination Black men continued to be restricted to inferior jobs In the military segregation was persistent Fighting in Europe against the Nazis for others’ rights inspired African Americans to fight for their own!

Brown v. Board of Education 1954 SEPARATE IS NOT EQUAL Supreme Court Decision Overturned Plessy v. Ferguson =

Little Rock Nine Little Rock, Arkansas They do not give in and are successful! The Federal Government supports integration Little Rock Nine Little Rock, Arkansas 9 African American students attempt to integrate Little Rock Central High School Faced with riots, mobs, and threats

Cause and Effect Example: How did Plessy v Cause and Effect Example: How did Plessy v. Ferguson resulted in the military segregation during WWII? Plessy v. Ferguson Separate but equal Jim Crow Laws Laws segregating racial groups WWII Segregation Military and jobs were segregated

Cause and Effect Your Turn! You are going to fill in the question mark spots in a series of quiz questions Answer based upon the information provided How did Jim Crow Laws end with federal government support? Jim Crow Law ?

? Cause and Effect Your Turn! You are going to fill in the question mark spots in a series of quiz questions Answer based upon the information provided How did Jim Crow Laws end with federal government support? Jim Crow Law Laws segregating racial groups Brown v. Board of Education ?

? Cause and Effect Your Turn! You are going to fill in the question mark spots in a series of quiz questions Answer based upon the information provided How did Jim Crow Laws end with federal government support? Jim Crow Laws Laws segregating racial groups Brown v. Board of Education Separate is NOT equal ? Schools were integrated with federal support

GREAT WORK!! How did Jim Crow Laws end with federal government support? Laws segregating racial groups Brown v. Board of Education Separate is NOT equal Little Rock Nine Schools were integrated with federal support