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1 The Civil Rights Movement
Mr. Ermer U.S. History Honors Miami Beach Senior High

2 WWII and Civil Rights (CORE)
Roots of a Movement 1896: Plessy v. Ferguson “Separate but equal” De facto segregation 1909: Norris v. Alabama (juries) New Deal coalition WWII and Civil Rights (CORE) 1954: Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, KS Southern Resistance

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4 The Civil Rights Movement Begins
1955: Rosa Parks & NAACP Montgomery Bus Boycott Religion & Civil Rights—MLK Jr. Nonviolent Passive Resistance Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)

5 Desegregates military work spaces
Ike & Civil Rights Preferred desegregation by Act of Congress or Executive Order, not courts Desegregates military work spaces Sends U.S. Army troops to South to protect African-Americans The Little Rock Nine Civil Rights Act of 1957 (voting) The Sit In Movement

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7 JFK appoints many African-Amers. to gov. jobs MLK’s Birmingham March
JFK & Civil Rights The Freedom Riders Kennedy compromises w/ Mississippi ICC tightens regulation of segregated bus depots RFK’s Justice Dept. sues Southern cities for seg. JFK appoints many African-Amers. to gov. jobs MLK’s Birmingham March MLK arrested, “Letter from Birmingham Jail” Demonstrations spread KKK bombs 16th St. Baptist Church in Birmingham

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9 1963: March on Washington “I have a dream”
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 1963: March on Washington “I have a dream” LBJ continues fight to pass Civil Rights Act Senate threatens filibuster—cloture vote Ends segregation in public facilities Equal access to public accommodations for all races Creates Equal Employment Opportunity Comm. Forced end of segregation in private work place Increased US Attorney General’s power to sue Selma March—Voting Rights Act of 1965

10 Civil Rights Issues, Turning Tide
Inequality, crime, poverty, lack of education plague urban African-Amer. pop The Watts Riot The Kerner Commission on Civil Disorders MLK fights for economic equality Black Power movement Malcolm X & the Nation of Islam Separatism Black Panthers Assassination of MLK

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