Presidents

Do-Now Do-Now

Quickie “Homework Quiz”

Take out a blank sheet of paper and clear your desks, please.

Number and list the presidents from Franklin Delano Roosevelt through William Jefferson Clinton.

If you can’t remember first names, you may list them by their last names.

Thursday, May 21Thursday, May 21stst

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DO NOWDO NOW (part 2)-(part 2)-Introduction to the Civil Rights Introduction to the Civil Rights MovementMovement

If you wanted to change a long-standing school rule, what barriers would you face? How would you go about doing it?

Brainstorm and list: What types of barriers did African Americans and

other minority groups face during their quest for equality?

What motivated them?

Important Figures and Groups in Important Figures and Groups in the Civil Rights Movementthe Civil Rights Movement

Branch RickeyBranch Rickey

General Manager of the Brooklyn General Manager of the Brooklyn DodgersDodgers

Hired Jackie Robinson & ends Hired Jackie Robinson & ends segregation in the Major Leaguessegregation in the Major Leagues

Thurgood MarshallThurgood Marshall

Led NAACP Led NAACP Defense FundDefense Fund

Many Many achievements in achievements in Court for CRCourt for CR ““separate but separate but

equal” doctrineequal” doctrine

Earl WarrenEarl Warren

Supreme Court Supreme Court Judge who ended Judge who ended the doctrine of the doctrine of “separate but “separate but equal”equal”

Jo Ann RobinsonJo Ann Robinson

Women’s Political Women’s Political CouncilCouncil

Montgomery Bus Montgomery Bus BoycottBoycott 1956 Supreme 1956 Supreme

Court ruled bus Court ruled bus segregation illegalsegregation illegal

Dwight EisenhowerDwight Eisenhower

Little Rock – Little Rock – ensured the safety ensured the safety of the 9 black of the 9 black students at Central students at Central High SchoolHigh School

Rosa ParksRosa Parks

Refused to give up her seat on a bus Refused to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery that sets off the in Montgomery that sets off the Montgomery Bus BoycottMontgomery Bus Boycott

Secretary of the NAACPSecretary of the NAACP

Orval FaubusOrval Faubus

Governor of Governor of ArkansasArkansas

Posted National Posted National Guard at Central Guard at Central High in Little Rock High in Little Rock to turn away the 9 to turn away the 9 black studentsblack students

Martin Luther King, JrMartin Luther King, Jr

Baptist MinisterBaptist Minister Helped organize Helped organize

many civil rights many civil rights protestsprotests

Elijah MuhammadElijah Muhammad

Founded Nation of Founded Nation of Islam in 1925Islam in 1925

Teaches black Teaches black separation & self-separation & self-helphelp

Malcolm XMalcolm X

Black NationalismBlack Nationalism AA should build AA should build

their own their own communities & communities & cultureculture

Stokely CarmichaelStokely Carmichael

Initially a member Initially a member of SNCC, later of SNCC, later recruited by the recruited by the Black Panther Party Black Panther Party & becomes Prime & becomes Prime MinisterMinister

““Black Power”Black Power” Encourages AA to Encourages AA to

unite and build unite and build strong communitiesstrong communities

NAACP: National Association for the NAACP: National Association for the Advancement of Colored PeopleAdvancement of Colored People

Leader: W.E.B. Du BoisLeader: W.E.B. Du Bois StrategiesStrategies

Challenged laws that prevented AA Challenged laws that prevented AA from exercising their full rightsfrom exercising their full rights

Worked for new lawsWorked for new laws Brought law suitsBrought law suits

AccomplishmentsAccomplishments Put lynching in the public eyePut lynching in the public eye Brown v Board of EducationBrown v Board of Education

National Urban LeagueNational Urban League

StrategiesStrategies Assisted migrant workers & families Assisted migrant workers & families

moving to major citiesmoving to major cities AccomplishmentsAccomplishments

Found AA homes & jobsFound AA homes & jobs Fair treatment at workFair treatment at work Insisted AA learn skills leading to better Insisted AA learn skills leading to better

jobsjobs

CORE: Congress of Racial EqualityCORE: Congress of Racial Equality

Founder: Pacifists/James FarmerFounder: Pacifists/James Farmer StrategiesStrategies

Peaceful ConfrontationPeaceful Confrontation Organized DemonstrationsOrganized Demonstrations

AccomplishmentsAccomplishments Became National Organization in 1950sBecame National Organization in 1950s Organized Freedom RidesOrganized Freedom Rides

SCLC: Southern Christian SCLC: Southern Christian Leadership ConferenceLeadership Conference

Leader: Martin Luther King & Leader: Martin Luther King & clergymenclergymen

StrategiesStrategies Nonviolent protestNonviolent protest

AccomplishmentsAccomplishments Brought Civil Rights Movement to SouthBrought Civil Rights Movement to South Church leaders move to forefrontChurch leaders move to forefront

SNCC: Student Nonviolent SNCC: Student Nonviolent Coordinating CommiteeCoordinating Commitee

Leader: Ella BakerLeader: Ella Baker StrategiesStrategies

More radical tacticsMore radical tactics WantedWanted immediate immediate change change

AccomplishmentsAccomplishments Helped organize Freedom RidesHelped organize Freedom Rides

Black PanthersBlack Panthers

Leaders: Bobby Seale & Huey Leaders: Bobby Seale & Huey NewtonNewton

StrategiesStrategies MilitantMilitant ““Power flows from the barrel of a gun”Power flows from the barrel of a gun”

AccomplishmentsAccomplishments Set up community programsSet up community programs