1. CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT

2. 14 th Amendment Purpose was to make sure that southern states were treating freed slaves equally under the law. Incorporated the Bill of Rights to State governments. The origin of the Civil Rights Movement

3. Discrimination and Oppression Even though African Americans were legally bound by the Const. To be treated equally, many southern states passed Jim Crow Laws that segregated the races. In many other ways, Blacks were treated as 2 nd class citizens. Lynchings were common in the deep south.

7. The Supreme Court challenges Jim Crow Plessy v. Ferguson (1898) – ruled that segregation is legal as long as the facilities were equal. “Separate but Equal” Brown v. BOE (1954) – ruled that segregation has no place in public education. This ruling marked the beginning of the Civil Rights Movement.

8. DR. Martin Luther King Jr. The famous Civil Rights Leader Advocated peaceful, non-violent protest, and civil disobedience to fight for rights and change public opinion. Dr. King got the idea from Gandhi, who used the same tactics to win rights from England in India.

9. Examples of Civil Disobedience Rosa Parks refusing to give up her seat to a white women Sit-ins in segregated lunch counters

13. KEY EVENTS of the Civil Rights Movement 1. Little Rock Nine 2. Montgomery Bus Boycott 3. March on Birmingham 4. Freedom Riders 5. Freedom Summer 6. March on Washington

16. What changes did the Civil Rights Movement lead to? 1. Civil Rights Act of 1964 Ended segregation in private businesses and made discrimination illegal 2. Voting Rights Act of 1965 Banned Poll Taxes and Literacy Tests