PPT-Civil Rights and Diversity

No matter how you define it linguistically culturally religiously ethnically the United States is the most demographically diverse nation in world history It all started with . By . Sarah . Lyczkowski. Overview of the Police’s involvement during the CRM. The police had a big responsibility during the Civil Rights Movement. Many people wanted segregation and when it came to activists fighting for equality and leading marches, the police were the ones who responded to protests. Many of the police officers responded violently and used excessive force but some would try a nonviolent approach. Some policemen would arrest activists in order to avoid violence. . Meredith Orr. Kaitlyn Tharp. Period 6. Civil Liberties. Personal liberties and freedoms that people are born with and the government cannot restrict. . Civil liberties are protected by the United State’s Constitution and the Bill of Rights. Rosa Parks. Refused to give up her seat on the bus for a white person and was arrested, her actions led to several bus boycotts. Thurgood. Marshall. Lawyer who believed biggest change for civil rights was through the law; work on Brown vs. BOE; first black man into the supreme court. Background. Born in Lamar, MO (1884). MO a former slave state. Maternal and paternal grandparents had owned slaves. Ancestors supported the Confederacy. Moved to Independence (1890). Segregation and racism are prevalent. Child Nutrition Programs. . AND HOUSEHOLD PROGRAMS. Agenda. Overview/refresher on Civil Rights (CR) topics. General State and local-level CR compliance. What are Civil Rights?. Civil rights are the nonpolitical rights of a citizen; the rights of personal liberty guaranteed to U.S. citizens by the 13. Meredith Orr. Kaitlyn Tharp. Period 6. Civil Liberties. Personal liberties and freedoms that people are born with and the government cannot restrict. . Civil liberties are protected by the United State’s Constitution and the Bill of Rights. Draw this chart in your notebooks. 24. th. Amendment. (1964). Civil Rights Act. of 1964. Voting Rights Act of 1965. 24. th. Amendment. Outlawed the poll tax. In several southern states there was still a poll tax meant to keep African Americans from voting. SSUSH21 The student will explain economic growth and its impact on the United States, 1945-1970. . b. . Describe the impact television has had on American culture; include the presidential debates (Kennedy/Nixon,1960) and news coverage of the Civil Rights Movement. . What was the Civil Rights Movement?. civil rights movement. The . civil. rights . movement. can be defined as a mass popular . movement. to secure for African Americans equal access to and opportunities for the basic privileges and rights of U.S. citizenship. Although the roots of the . Unit . 8. Many people / groups had fought for equal civil rights since the Civil War. Was never focal / lead issue. New and Fair Deal “urban” programs considered failures by end of 1950s. Public housing proved a grave disappointment in helping achieve equality. Rights . Feud . Civil Rights . Feud . Civil Rights Feud . . . . . Civil Rights Feud . . Civil Rights . Feud . Civil Rights Feud . . Civil Rights Feud . . . . Civil Rights. Q and A . Challenging Segregation . The Sit-In Movement . In the fall of 1959, four African American college students at a . Woolworth’s department store in Greensboro, NC . sat at a “white’s only” counter and refused to leave until they were served.. - The goals were to:. desegregate schools, restaurants, buses and other public accommodations . to freely exercise the right to vote; . and to win protection against intimidation, harassment and violence — in general, to gain full and equal rights for African Americans. Knowledge of rights and responsibilities. Elimination of illegal barriers that prevent or deter people from receiving benefits. Dignity and respect for all. CACFP Civil Rights Training - PowerPoint and Handout .