Jones Magnet Middle School USII.9 The Civil Rights Era: Beginnings of the Civil Rights Movement Why it matters~ After the Civil War, _______________ remained for many ______________. It was time for change. In the North~ In the north, there were no official laws restricting blacks, but whites and blacks did not ___________ and lived in different ___________ and kids attended ______________. In the South~ In the South, _________________ was a way of life and supported by the _______________. Define segregation~ ____________ laws supported separation of the races in ___________________________________ The 1896 Supreme Court ruling, ________________ enforced segregation declaring all facilities could be ______________________, but black facilities such as schools were often ________________ to white facilities. The NAACP Leads During the Progressive Era, reformers such as ____________________________ the Fight~ founded the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, commonly known as the ______________. Its goals were simple, to “eradicate ______________ and to obtain “complete ____________ before the law.” Page 1 of 3 document.docx
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Jones Magnet Middle School
USII.9
The Civil Rights Era:
Beginnings of the Civil Rights Movement
Why it matters~ After the Civil War, _______________ remained for many ______________.
It was time for change.In the North~ In the north, there were no official laws restricting blacks, but whites and blacks did not ___________ and lived in different ___________ and kids attended ______________. In the South~ In the South, _________________ was a way of life
and supported by the _______________. Define segregation~____________ laws supported separation of
the races in
___________________________________The 1896 Supreme Court ruling, ________________ enforced segregation declaring all facilities could be
______________________, but black facilities such as schools were often ________________ to white facilities.
The NAACP LeadsDuring the Progressive Era, reformers such as ____________________________ the Fight~ founded the National Association for the Advancement of Colored
People, commonly known as the ______________. Its goals were simple, to “eradicate ______________ and to obtain “complete ____________ before the law.”In 1915 the NAACP won its first victory when the Supreme Court
declared _____________ unconstitutional. Grandfather clauses were used to keep blacks from ___________.
Thurgood Marshall~ In 1938, _________________ became the head of the NAACP’s legal department. Marshall set about attacking segregation, using the 14th Amendment
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which guarantees all citizens ___________________. Also, Marshall argued that no _________ may pass laws that restrict the 14th Amendment’s protections. Marshall fought for the ultimate _____________, or an end to __________________.
Barriers Begin to Crumble~ After returning from Word War Two, where many fought and served with honor, blacks were eager to end inequality in the USA.
Integrating One of the first places where segregation ended was in _________
Baseball~ ___________. Professional baseball was segregated into the Major Leagues and the __________ Leagues. The Brooklyn Dodgers were the first the break the _______________ and sign an awesome talent ________________ Surviving the jeers from fans and teammates, Robinson silenced everyone with his sheer talent.
Integration the President ______________ (told you he was a good man) was
Military~ a proponent of civil rights promoting laws that made __________ a federal crime and protecting African American ____________. Being the ________________, he was able to integrate the __________ with a simple order.
Brown v Board In 1951, Linda _________ sued the Topeka Kansas BOE. Represented by Thurgood of Education~ Marshall, Brown claimed it was not fair that she had to travel across town to a
_______________ when a white school was right down the street. In 1954, the Supreme Court agreed and ordered _______________ of all schools in the landmark case, Brown v __________________. Most schools integrated quickly, but not all.
Trouble in In Arkansas, Governor __________________ Little Rock~ refused to honor Brown v BOE and allow nine
black students enter the all-white __________
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in ____________. Barred from entering by National Guardsmen called out by Faubus, the________________ were not allowed into the school. Angered by this, President ______________ called out the 101st Airborne to escort the Little Rock Nine to class. Central High School was officially __________________.
The Montgomery Bus Boycott~ On December 1st, 1955, ___________ was arrested for not giving up her seat aboard a _____________ in ______________. Protesting this, whites and blacks ____________, or refused to use, the bus line for ______ days. During this boycott, the civil rights movement true leader emerged, ___________________. Urging protesters to remain ___________ and ____________, King was determined to see the boycott through. The Supreme Court finally settled the matter by declaring that segregation on buses was ____________. King was able to bring about change without violence.
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