1. __Do Now__ What is segregation? What were the segregation laws called?
Who were some leaders who fought against segregation?

2. The freedoms, protections, and privileges given to all citizens by law
The freedoms, protections, and privileges given to all citizens by law. It is the right to be treated “equally.”

3. Civil Rights Movement
Legislation (laws) •Plessy v. Ferguson: Supreme court case which said facilities could be “Separate but Equal.”-1896 Upheld Segregation

4. Effects of Segregation
1. Separate educational facilities and resources for white and African American students

5. Effects of Segregation
2. Separate public facilities (e.g., restrooms, drinking fountains, restaurants)

6. Effects of Segregation
3. Social isolation of races

7. Civil Rights Movement
Schools were desegregated with the passing of Brown v. Board of Education by the Supreme Court. (1954)

8. Civil Rights Movement Rosa Parks
Dec. 1, 1955 – she refused to give up her seat to a white passenger and was arrested
Rosa Parks led the Montgomery Bus Boycott.

9. Civil Rights Movement Martin Luther King Jr.
Led by nonviolent protest.
~Passive Resistance~
His most famous speech was his “I have a dream” speech.

10. March on Washington
August 28, 1963

11. March on Washington
August 28, 1963

12. Civil Rights Movement I Have A Dream Speech

13. Civil Rights Movement
•Expansion of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)- one of the oldest and most influential Civil Rights groups in the U.S.

14. Passive Resistance
Marches

15. Passive Resistance
Organized protests

16. Passive Resistance
Boycotts

17. Passive Resistance
Freedom Riders

18. Passive Resistance
Sit-ins

19. Civil Rights Movement
The Civil Rights Movement resulted in legislation that ensured constitutional rights to all citizens of the United States regardless of race.

20. Do Now
Write a 3 sentence story as if you were there on this day.

21. Civil Rights Movement
Civil Rights Act of outlawed discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin in voting, employment, and public services such as transportation.

22. Civil Rights Movement
Voting Rights Act of outlawed the requirement that would-be voters in the U.S. take literacy tests to register to vote.