1. Demands for Civil Rights I. Setting the Scene 1. Jackie Robinson / Brooklyn Dodgers (1947) 1. Jackie Robinson / Brooklyn Dodgers (1947) a. ‘47 Rookie of the Year / ’49 MVP. a. ‘47 Rookie of the Year / ’49 MVP. 2. Rise of African American Influence. 2. Rise of African American Influence. a. Post Civil War Migrations a. Post Civil War Migrations -southern plantations to northern cities -southern plantations to northern cities b. The New Deal b. The New Deal -employed African Americans -employed African Americans c. WW II c. WW II -Horrors of racism -Horrors of racism -Holocaust -Holocaust d. NAACP (National Association for Advancement of Colored People) d. NAACP (National Association for Advancement of Colored People) -Challenge segregation laws -Challenge segregation laws

2. II. Brown V. Board of Education 1. 1896 Plessy v. Ferguson a. Separate but equal a. Separate but equal -Legalized Segregation -Legalized Segregation 2. 1954 Brown v. Board a. NAACP-Thurgood Marshall a. NAACP-Thurgood Marshall b. segregation=unconstitutional b. segregation=unconstitutional -abolish de jure segregation -abolish de jure segregation -desegregation (integration) of all public schools -desegregation (integration) of all public schools -enforced by the National Guard -enforced by the National Guard -Little Rock Arkansas -Little Rock Arkansas

3. III. Montgomery Bus Boycott 1. Rosa Parks a. secretary for Montgomery NAACP a. secretary for Montgomery NAACP -Sat in white section of a segregated bus. -Sat in white section of a segregated bus. -Refused to move -Refused to move -arrested -arrested b. Montgomery Bus Boycott b. Montgomery Bus Boycott -50,000 African Americans refuse to ride the bus -50,000 African Americans refuse to ride the bus -Bus Co. loses $ -Bus Co. loses $ -desegregation (integration) of public transportation -desegregation (integration) of public transportation -Rise of Martin Luther King Jr. -Rise of Martin Luther King Jr.