A Pamela Goines Presentation Dr. Helms - ED 439 02/05/02.

A Pamela Goines A Pamela Goines PresentationPresentation

Dr. Helms - ED 439Dr. Helms - ED 439

02/05/0202/05/02

The Civil Rights The Civil Rights RevolutionRevolution

The The BIGBIG Picture Picture

1954-19721954-1972

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What were the major goals of the civil rights movement?

How did civil rights bring about change?

What are some of the civil rights laws that were passed in the 1960’s and 1970’s?

What the kinds of discrimination minorities faced?

Can you name advances that were made in the fight for equality?

What different methods were used to fight?

““Without struggle their can be no progress” - Without struggle their can be no progress” - Frederick DouglasFrederick Douglas

Equality for AllEquality for All

African-African-AmericansAmericans

WomenWomen LatinosLatinos Native Native

AmericansAmericans

Under theUnder the Terms Terms of of EqualityEquality

Segregation Integration AffirmativeAction

CivilDisobedience

Nationalism Solidarity

Sit-in MigrantWorker

Bilingual

Can you guess these acronyms?

NAACP - National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

Provided defense for accused Provided defense for accused blacks in 1925 Detroit race riotsblacks in 1925 Detroit race riots

Tested the validity of segregated Tested the validity of segregated schools by taking court cases in schools by taking court cases in the South to the Supreme Court the South to the Supreme Court

NAACP - National Association NAACP - National Association for the Advancement of for the Advancement of Colored PeopleColored People

The NAACP began in 1910 in a small room of a New York City and became a major force in attempts to win equal rights for African-Americans. Its members included a handful of African-Americans and whites. Today the headquarters of the NAACP occupies a five story building in Baltimore, Maryland. There are over 500,000 members and 2,200 local chapters.

SCLC - Southern Christian Leadership Conference

Founded in 1957 by 100 church Founded in 1957 by 100 church leaders including Dr. Martin Luther leaders including Dr. Martin Luther King and Ralph Abernathy.King and Ralph Abernathy.

Participated in 1961 ‘freedom rides’ Participated in 1961 ‘freedom rides’ that desegregated interstate travel.that desegregated interstate travel.

Held voter registration drive which Held voter registration drive which aided in the passing of the Civil aided in the passing of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.Rights Act of 1964.

NOW - National Organization for Women

Founded in 1966Founded in 1966 Worked for equal rights Worked for equal rights

for women in jobs, pay for women in jobs, pay and educationand education

Campaigned for Campaigned for maternity leave and maternity leave and child care centerschild care centers

Brought women Brought women discrimination cases to discrimination cases to courtcourt

Encouraged political Encouraged political activism among womenactivism among women

AAPA - Asian American AAPA - Asian American Political AlliancePolitical Alliance

Founded in 1968 by Founded in 1968 by University of University of Berkeley studentsBerkeley students

Promoted rights and Promoted rights and cultural heritage of cultural heritage of Asian AmericansAsian Americans

Work resulted in Work resulted in many major many major universities creating universities creating Asian American Asian American studies programsstudies programs

Don’t Forget: Don’t Forget:

Black PanthersBlack Panthers American Indian MovementAmerican Indian Movement SNCC-Student Nonviolent SNCC-Student Nonviolent

Coordinating CommitteeCoordinating Committee CORE-Congress of Racial EqualityCORE-Congress of Racial Equality

Brown vs. Board of Education of Topeka

Hernandez vs. Texas

Voting Rights Act Voting Rights Act

1975

Oliver Brown of Topeka, Kansas decided to challenge Kansas law by asking the courts to let his daughter attend a nearby all-white school. This landmark case overturned Plessy vs. Ferguson decision of “separate but equal when Chief Justice Earl Warren declared that segregation affected the “hearts and minds” of black students.

James DeAnda and other James DeAnda and other lawyers argued that lawyers argued that Mexican Americans were Mexican Americans were prevented from serving prevented from serving on juries in Texas.on juries in Texas.

DeAnda also helped to DeAnda also helped to desegregate Corpus desegregate Corpus Christi so that Mexican Christi so that Mexican Americans were allowed Americans were allowed to buy houses.to buy houses.

Followed the 1964 passing of the twenty-fourth amendment which banned the poll tax placed on African Americans. This law went even further by ending literacy testing and allowing federal officials to register voters in states where local officials practiced discrimination.

Voices to Be Heard: Voices to Be Heard: ProtestsProtests

• 1957 Little Rock, Arkansas

•1960 Sit In Campaigns-Greensboro, North Carolina

•1961 Freedom Rides

•1962 University of Mississippi Riot

•1965 Bloody Sunday

•1965 March on Washington

On the night before the first day of an unsegregated school, Governor Fauber ordered the National Guard to monitor Central High School. Nine black students were kept from entering by the guardsmen. President Eisenhower sent in paratroopers and 10,000 National Guardmen to Little Rock and on Sept. 25 the high school was desegregated.

After having been refused lunch service at Woolworth’s, Joseph McNeill returned the next day with three classmates to sit at the counter until they were served. They were not served. But they kept returning day and day and inspired a nation to do the same.

Angry demonstrators are ordered to disperse by state troopers as they march from Selma to Marion. Upon crossing the bridge leading out of Selma the group was not given time for the warning to be headed. Troopers attacked praying demonstrators with tear gas and batons.

Internet ActivityInternet Activity

Meet in the back of the classroom within 25 minutes to take the Civil Rights Tour. As the tour is underway think of the impact the Civil Rights Movement has made on history.

Website:

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Website QuestionsWebsite Questions

•Which Civil Rights Movement events did you find the most appealing? Why?

•Which civil rights participants do you think will be remembered for the next 50 years?

•Do you think the civil rights movement accomplished its purpose?

•Is there equality among citizens of the U.S. today? Why do you think so?