PPT-THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT

THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT WOMENS RIGHTS NAACP TO THE 1960S THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENTS The womens rights movement in the 1800s laid the foundation for minority rights The Civil War Amendments pushed for by Frederick Douglas passed by Abe Lincoln were the cornerstones. 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. . 4. In honor of Black history month-February 2013. Lesson Objective. Students will be able to . describe how their historical figure performed actions during the Civil Rights . Movement. . (circa 1950-1970).. The living constitution. Supreme court justice frankfurter. “It . is a fair summary of constitutional history that the landmarks of our liberties have often been forged in cases . involving not very nice people.”. Martin Luther King Jr.. It wasn't just that Martin Luther King became the leader of the civil rights movement that made him so extraordinary—it was the . way. in which he led the movement. King advocated civil disobedience, the non-violent resistance against unjust laws: "Non-violence is a powerful and just weapon which cuts without wounding and ennobles the man who wields it." Civil rights activists organized demonstrations, marches, boycotts, strikes, and voter-registration drives, and refused to obey laws that they knew were wrong and unjust.. Postwar Prosperity?. Suburban boom bypasses ethnic minorities. GI Bill Benefits. Subsidies for education and housing, job training. Structure and enforcement exclude minorities. FHA and red lining. Chocolate Cities, Vanilla Suburbs. 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. 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 . the Prize, Part . 2 . (55:00 for full movie; 32:00 to Ruby Bridges/Rockwell):. https://. www.youtube.com/watch?v=TNIwGhCMNII. . Alternate copy: . https://. www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSRSUp-nTZM. . Highlander Folk School . 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.. chapter overview: after decades of discrimination,  African Americans begin a struggle for equality. they make gains against unfair laws in the south, but as movement reaches northern cities, gains are fewer. . - 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. BILL CLINTON, 1993-2001. DOMESTIC POLICY. . *Cut Federal spending, raised taxes on wealthy. *Proposed health care reform; failed to pass. *CONTRACT WITH AMERICA—Newt Gingrich proposes. smaller government/ more responsible to people. The Need For Change. - The white race deems itself to be the dominant race in this country…But in the view of the Constitution, in the eye of the law, there is in this country no superior, dominant ruling class of citizens…Our Constitution is color blind…In respect of civil rights, all citizens are equal before the law…. This institution is an equal opportunity provider.. Reason For Training: Ensures Civil Rights Are Protected . Ensures that program recipients are being treated without discrimination while participating in Child Nutrition Programs.