Slide 1 The Civil Rights Movement 1954 – 1968 Section 1 : The Movement Begins (pgs. 622 – 629). Who is this woman ? Why is this man impt ? Slide 2 The Civil Rights Movement…

Slide 1 Slavery to Civil Rights Part 2 Slide 2 Jim Crow Laws Southern states passed laws requiring segregation Slide 3 Slide 4 1890’s song sheet Slide 5 Life Under Jim…

Slide 1 The Civil Rights Movement Libertyville HS Slide 2 Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) LA passed law requiring separate AA & white rail cars Homer Plessy, 1/8 AA, enlisted…

Slide 1 Slide 2 Chapter 21- The Civil Rights Movement Slide 3 I. Taking on Segregation A. Segregation System 1. Plessy v. Ferguson- established “separate but equal” a.…

Slide 1 301 Monday Slide 2 Civil Rights WWII offered the possibility of equality Militancy began to rise in the fight for Civil Rights Black Press highlighted the many varied…

Slide 1 CHAPTER 24 CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT Slide 2 NAACP – LEGAL VICTORIES The civil rights movement had been building for a long time Since 1909 the National Association…

Slide 1 Election of 1960 JFK – 1 st Roman Catholic to become President. Youngest President ever elected He defeated the Republican Richard Nixon in a very close election.…

Slide 1 Paperwork Stuff Does anyone still need to take the Chapter 13 test? HW check – 14-1 Reading Notes Slide 2 14-1 Early Demands for Equality Jim Crow Laws & Discrimination…

Slide 1  The Movement Begins Slide 2 The origins of the movement When Rosa Parks agreed to challenge segregation in court, she did not know that her decision would launch…

Slide 1 The Battle of Central High School, Little Rock, Arkansas 1957 How did some whites oppose the desegregation of schools? Slide 2 Reaction to 1954 Supreme Court Decision…