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Click a subsection to advance to that particular section. Advance through the slide show using your mouse or the space bar. The Civil Rights Movement (1945–1970) Early Demands for Equality The Movement Gains Ground New Successes and Challenges The Civil Rights Movement ( ) Witness History: Human Chain of Freedom

Early Demands for Equality Sec 1: Early Demands for Equality Segregation Divides America Main Idea: African Americans suffered many forms of discrimination, including segregation that separated blacks and whites in hospitals, schools, restaurants and other areas of public life. In the 1940s, new efforts arose to fight these injustices, but they had limited success. Brown v. Board of Education Main Idea: The NAACP pushed to end segregation in schools and finally had major success with the case Brown v. Board of Education, Topeka Kansas. Federal and State Governments Clash Main Idea: When the governor of Arkansas tried to prevent African Americans from attending a previously all-white school, Eisenhower sent Federal troops to enforce the law and protect the students. The Montgomery Bus Boycott Main Idea: After Rosa Parks violated a Montgomery law by refusing to give up her bus seat to a white passenger, she was arrested, which ultimately led to a year-long bus boycott by African Americans. Witness History: A Different Kind of Enemy Continued…

Sec 1: Early Demands for Equality (con’t) Note Taking: Reading Skill: Summarize Color Transparencies: Working Toward Equal Rights Geography Interactive: Public School Segregation, 1954 Infographic: King’s Philosophy of Nonviolent Protest Progress Monitoring Transparency Early Demands for Equality (continued…)

Reading Skill: Summarize Note Taking: Reading Skill: Summarize NOTE TAKING

Working Toward Equal Rights Transparency: Working Toward Equal Rights TRANSPARENCY

King’s Philosophy of Nonviolent Protest Infographic: King’s Philosophy of Nonviolent Protest INFOGRAPHIC

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The Movement Gains Ground Sec 2: The Movement Gains Ground Student Activists Make a Difference Main Idea: Young African Americans who were frustrated with the lack of progress used non- violent protests to fight continuing segregation in the 1960s. Riding for Freedom Main Idea: After a Supreme Court ruling that segregation on interstate buses was illegal, civil rights activists planned a “freedom ride” to force the federal government to enforce the decision. Protests and Confrontations Intensify Main Idea: Protesters who continued to fight against racial discrimination were often the targets of violence, but they convinced President Kennedy to propose new civil rights legislation. The Movement Marches on Washington Main Idea: Thousands of civil rights supporters participated in the March on Washington to pressure Congress to pass a new civil rights bill. Congress Passes the Civil Rights Act of 1964 Main Idea: When Johnson became President, he pushed to get the Civil Rights Act passed, banning segregation in public places, outlawing discrimination in employment, and taking many other steps in improving civil rights. Continued…

The Movement Gains Ground (continued…) Sec 2: The Movement Gains Ground (con’t) Witness History: Blocking the Schoolhouse Door Note Taking: Reading Skill: Summarize Infographic: Riding for Freedom Color Transparencies: The March on Washington History Interactive: More on the March on Washington History Interactive: Learn More About Civil Rights Tactics Progress Monitoring Transparency

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Riding for Freedom Infographic: Riding for Freedom INFOGRAPHIC

The March on Washington Transparency: The March on Washington TRANSPARENCY

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New Successes and Challenges Sec 3: New Successes and Challenges The Push for Voting Rights Main Idea: Many African Americans were still not registered to vote, and growing protests led to new legislation to guarantee voting rights. Frustration Explodes Into Violence Main Idea: In urban areas, frustration over continuing discrimination turned to anger and violent racial riots. New Voices for African Americans Main Idea: During the mid-1960s radical African Americans such as Malcolm X and the Black Panthers offered new methods of responding to discrimination. Martin Luther King’s Final Days Main Idea: Martin Luther King continued to believe in non-violent protest and fought what he thought were injustices until his assassination in Significant Gains and Controversial Issues Main Idea: By the end of the 1960s, steps had been made to end segregation and raise the incomes and education levels of African Americans, but controversy continued to exist over racial issues. Continued…

Sec 3 New Successes and Challenges (con’t) Witness History: Entering a New Era Note Taking: Reading Skill: Summarize Chart: African American Voter Registration Color Transparencies: Urban Riots Color Transparencies: The Lamp Quick Study: Effects of the Civil Rights Movement Progress Monitoring Transparency New Successes and Challenges (continued…)

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African American Voter Registration Chart: African American Voter Registration CHART

Urban Riots Transparency: Urban Riots TRANSPARENCY

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Effects of the Civil Rights Movement Quick Study: Effects of the Civil Rights Movement QUICK STUDY

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