1. Civil Rights Era Movements and People

2. South Africa Apartheid –The policy of racial segregation, especially seen in South Africa.

3. Apartheid Begins

4. South Africa Nelson Mandela Fought against apartheid. Believed in peaceful methods. –On trial for plotting to overthrow the government. –Sentenced to life in prison, 1964. –Released in 1990, when government changes. –Won the Nobel Peace Prize,1993. –In the first multi-racial election, Mandela becomes President, 1994.

5. Nelson Mandela

6. Apartheid Ends

7. India Mohandas (Mahatma) Gandhi Believed in peaceful methods. Fought for independence from the British.

8. Inda Amristar

9. India Salt March, 1928 –Government controlled and taxed salt. –Gandhi leads a march to the beaches to collect salt. –Gandhi said stay calm even if attacked. –Gandhi and others jailed for collecting salt. –All over India people march to the beaches. –Government can’t control it, removes the law.

10. Gandhi

11. America Rosa Parks Montgomery, Alabama Stood up for equality and her rights.

12. Rosa Parks

14. America Segregation: separated whites and blacks. –Blacks had to sit in the back of the bus. –Rosa refused to give up her seat to a white man, 1955. –Started Montgomery Bus Boycott: changed the law.

15. Rosa Parks

19. MLK

20. America Martin Luther King Jr. –Believed in peaceful methods. –Montgomery, Alabama –Doctorate in theology, thus Dr. King –Leader of the modern civil rights movement! –Assassinated, April 4, 1968.

21. MLK

22. King and Marching 200,000 plus march to Washington, 1963 Fighting for equal rights for blacks. –Freedom and Jobs Peaceful demonstration. “I Have a Dream” speech

23. March on Washington

24. King and Marching March from Selma to Montgomery A demand for voting rights for blacks March 7, 1965 “Bloody Sunday” –Police stopped the marchers with violence. March 9, King was going to try again –Met by police again. –Knelt in prayer, got up and went back to Selma. March 25, third time is a charm! –March to Montgomery was completed with protection from federal troops.

25. March to the Future

26. King’s Last Speech

27. Malcolm X

28. X Becomes a Leader

29. America Malcolm X Member: Nation of Islam Nation of Islam calls for a separate black state. Believed in peace, BUT said blacks must defend themselves. –Violence was accepted by him. A change in thinking….. –X begins speaking of ALL races living peacefully together. –Nation of Islam is not happy with him. Assassinated by Nation of Islam members, February 21, 1965.

30. Out of Islam

31. X Assassination