PPT-Civil Rights in America

The Movement 19501970 The Constitution 13 th Amendment 1865 abolished slavery 14 th Amendment 1866 Defines a citizen as anyone born or naturalized in the US Equal protection of law clause . 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. Examine the roles of civil rights advocates . Lesson Objective. Examine the roles of civil rights . advocates . including the significance of Martin Luther King, Malcolm X, . Thurgood. Marshall, Rosa Parks, and Philip Randolph.. Introduction . Game Plan. This . week we will study one Amendment at a time, starting with the text of the Amendment and then following the Supreme Court (SCOTUS) cases that further explain that Amendment.. Thesis!!. The murder Of Emmit Till had a significant impact on Civil Rights Movement.. The murder Of Emmit Till had a significant impact on Civil Rights Movement.. Reasons. The murder enraged Blacks in the north and south.. 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.”. Presented by Food Gatherers. 2. Your Organization’s Civil Rights Responsibilities. All Food Gatherers’ partners receive food from the Federal government through:. USDA Commodities Program. Litigation . (court cases – i.e. Brown v. Board of Ed.). Boycotts . (Montgomery Bus boycott after the arrest of Rosa Parks). Blacks walked and carpooled to work for over a year until they reversed the segregation laws on Public Buses.. 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. . Admin &. Operations. Program Planning & Outreach. Filing. Complaints. Diversity. Potpourri. 100. 100. 100. 100. 100. 200. 200. 200. 200. 200. 300. 300. 300. 300. 300. 400. 400. 400. 400. 400. 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 . - 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.