1. Rosa Park’s Heroism Still Inspires

2. Rosa Parks

3. Civil Right’s Movement
1960s movement to establish the civil rights and equality of African Americans in the United States. ( )

4. 1950s Jim Crow System
Racial segregation: public facilities, government services, education
Disfranchisement: unable to vote
Employment discrimination
Violence: individual, police, organizational, mass racial violence

5. Aims of the Civil Rights Movement
Freedom from oppression
Respect
Dignity
Economic and social equality

6. Martin Luther King What was his dream?

7. Demanding Decent Housing, Decent Pay

8. Freedom Riders 1961

9. Police Brutality

10. Trying to end segregation in schools

11. Rosa Parks and Montgomery Bus Boycott, 1955-1956

12. Achievements
Civil Rights Act of 1964: banned discrimination based on “race, color, religion, or national origin” in employment practices and public accomodations
Voting Rights Act of 1965: restored, protected voting rights
Immigration and Nationality Services Act of 1965: opened entry to the U.S. to immigrants other than traditional European groups.
Fair Housing Act of 1968: banned discrimination in the sale or rental of housing

13. Inequality
Can you think of examples of inequality in your community, city, school, or country?