1. Social Studies OGT Review
Civil Rights and Court Cases

2. Civil Rights
Jim Crow Laws allow for the legal separation of races called segregation
NAACP uses the courts to eliminate segregation
Civil Disobedience – non-violent protest to bring about change in government
Montgomery Bus Boycott
March on Washington
Freedom Rides
Sit-ins

3. Supreme Court Cases Plessey v. Ferguson Brown v. Board of Education
Segregation was legal
Brown v. Board of Education
Segregation illegal in schools
Bakke v. University California
Affirmative action policies for admissions

4. Other Issues of the 1950-60s US economy was strong following WWII
Cities suffered financially as middle class moved to the suburbs
Baby boomers: large birthrate following WWII
McCarthyism: campaign to root out communism in the US (red scare)
Technological advancements created more leisure time for upper and middle class