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The Civil Rights Movement (1955-1968) Aimed at outlawing racial discrimination against African-Americans and strengthening their voting rights in southern states aims: To outlaw racial discrimination against African-Americans To strengthen their voting rights in southern states Civil Rights Movement was followed by the, Black Power Movement (1966-1975), aimed at banning discrimination, strengthening voting rights and racial dignity, economic and political independence, freedom from oppression by whites Too many words: on your transperancy just use key words and dates

The Civil Rights Movement First attemps during the Second World War since the US fought for democracy abroad and treated blacks at home like second class citizens Protesters stayed mostly non-violent, while law enforcement reacted violently and some protesters were killed Integration of Central High School in Little Rock 1957 X Too many words: on your transperancy just use key words and dates What happened?

Forms of protest and civil disobedience Boycotts (eg: Montgomery Bus Boycott 1955-1956) X Sit-ins (eg: Greensboro sit-in 1960: black students sat at the segregated lunch counter of a Woolworth store to protest their policy of excluding colored) X What happened? Rosa Parks refuses to give up her seat in the ‚white section‘ of a bus

Forms of Protest and civil disobedience Marches (eg: Selma to Montgomery marches 1965: 600 people wanted to march from Selma to Montgomery, but were violently stopped by state troopers and local law enforcement) strikes

Legislative achievements Brown v. Board of Education of 1954: rejected separate white and colored school systems X Civil Rights Act of 1964: banned discrimination based on race, color, religion, national origin in employment practices and public accommodations Voting Rights Act of 1965: strengthened and protected voting rights Immigration and Nationality Services Act of 1965: opened entry to the US to immigrants other than traditional European groups Fair Housing Act of 1968: banned discrimination in sale or rental of housing What happened? -> racial segregation was protected by law (Supreme Court)

Martin Luther King