1. Civil Rights Movement Notes #1: Reconstruction at Last?

2. I. Why the 1950s and 1960s?
World War II, The Cold War, and the Embarrassment of Racism

3. B. Caught on Tape: Television and the Civil Rights Movement

4. C. The Politics of African-American Migration to the North

5. D. The Shift to Direct, Public Confrontation: New Leaders, New Organizations, and New Tactics

7. II. Key Moments in the Civil Rights Movement
A. Challenging the Law in the Courts: Segregated Schools, Brown v. Board (1954), and the Little Rock 9

8. Brown v. Board

9. The Little Rock 9

11. B. Challenging the Law in the Streets
1. Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott

12. Montgomery Bus Boycott

13. 2. Bull Connor & the Integration Struggle in Birmingham (1963)

18. 3. The March on Washington & “I Have a Dream” Speech (1963)

19. III. 2 Key Civil Rights Victories & 1 Lingering Question
A. Victories:
The Civil Rights Act (1964) and the End of Legal Segregation
The Voting Rights Act (1965) and the End of Voting Restrictions

20. Civil Rights Act & Voting Rights Act

21. B. Lingering Question: Is This Enough?