Module 7-7.1
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Andrea Millroy
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Introduction A Modern Time
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Moving Forward
The National Mall is a long, landscaped park in Washington, D.C. This photo was taken in 1963 when 250,000 people met to support civil rights laws. They were part of the American civil rights movement.
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*I will be able to
describe civil rights identify
* how civil rights have been limited
*identify movements to support civil rights *describe life in the United States during the civil rights movement
* identify state activities in the civil rights movement
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American Civil Rights Movement
It wasn’t until the mid-1950s that enough people started to work together to gain civil rights for African Americans. This was called the civil rights movement. It was a movement that included support from both African Americans and whites. They opposed the unfair treatment of African Americans. The movement was a large campaign with the goal of eliminating racial discrimination and segregation in the Southern United States.
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American Civil Rights Movement
In 1954, the Supreme Court ruled that segregation in schools went against the Constitution. This decision eventually led to the desegregation of schools. This means African American children were no longer forced to be separated from other children.
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American Civil Rights Movement
In 1955, Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on the bus to a white person. She was arrested, and the African American community boycotted the bus system for over a year. This means people refused to take the bus out of protest. This led to the desegregation of buses in 1956.
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American Civil Rights Movement
In 1960, four African American college students started a sit-in campaign at a segregated lunch counter. They sat at the white counter to protest segregation laws. This started many other sit-ins across the country. Eventually, the lunch counters were desegregated.
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American Civil Rights Movement
In the summer of 1961, African American and white college students participated in freedom rides. They traveled by bus and train to protest segregation on different modes of transportation and in bus and train stations. Over 70,000 people participated in this protest.
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American Civil Rights Movement
In August of 1963, 250,000 people of all different races participated in the March on Washington. They met at the National Mall in Washington, D.C. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his famous “I Have a Dream” speech on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial.
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Peaceful Protest
The civil rights movement involved peaceful tactics. The people organized sit-ins, boycotts, and marches. Members of the movement were often attacked or arrested for protesting. This pushed them to continue their demonstrations to raise awareness of the injustice of racial inequality.
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Peaceful Protest
Activists were often attacked by people who did not agree with them. They were arrested for breaking segregation laws. However, demonstrators continued to show their disagreement with the unfair laws. Finally, in 1964, the government of the United States passed the Civil Rights Act. It outlawed racial segregation in schools and public places.
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Peaceful Protest
The civil rights movement inspired other groups to fight for civil rights. Many used the same peaceful tactics. How did women, Native Americans, Hispanic Americans, and Americans with disabilities fight for civil rights?
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Peaceful Protest
It is important to continue protecting everyone’s civil rights. Millions of people continue to work today to ensure equality for all people, no matter who they are, how old they are, where they come from, or their disability.
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HIspanic Americans
In the 1960s, Hispanic workers joined to form the United Farm Workers. This group fought against poor working conditions and pay. They organized strikes. Their peaceful protests helped them make agreements with companies across the nation. They helped get better working conditions for different groups.
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Women and Native Americans
The National Organization for Women formed in the 1960s. It fought for equal rights for women in education and the workplace. This organization supported the 1972 Equal Rights Amendment. This law makes discrimination based on gender illegal.
Many Native Americans joined in the 1960s and formed the American Indian Movement. This group helped influence laws protecting Native American rights in education, health care, and family law.
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Americans With Disablilities
Disabled in Action, a group that fought for rights for disabled Americans, formed in 1970. This group influenced the government to pass several laws protecting the rights of disabled Americans. The Americans with Disabilities Act was passed in 1990. It made discrimination against people with disabilities illegal.
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Summary
The time leading up to and during the civil rights movement in the United States was difficult. Many people brought the injustices discrimination and segregation to light with boycotts, peaceful demonstrations, and sit-ins. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and other members of the civil rights movement brought an end to racial segregation. More groups helped bring about laws and agreements that helped civil rights for Native Americans, Hispanic Americans, women, and Americans with disabilities.
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