Civil Rights Movement

Civil Rights Movement

Reconstruction Amendments:

​During the Civil War, President Lincoln set in motion a series of government actions that planted the seeds of the major civil rights movement in the twentieth century. In 1863, he issued the Emancipation Proclamation, freeing slaves in areas the Confederacy controlled. In 1865, the Thirteenth Amendment abolished (got rid of) slavery throughout the nation. The Fourteenth Amendment, ratified in 1868, granted citizenship to all persons born in the United States and promised equal rights. The Fifteenth Amendment, ratified in 1870, guaranteed African American men the right to vote. These amendments set the legal basis for full equality

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What did the 13th Amendment do?

• abolished slavery

• gave African American men the right to vote

• granted citizenship to everyone born in the U.S.

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What does abolish mean?

• promise citizenship

• make something official

• to do away with something

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What did the 14th Amendment do?

• grant African American men the right to vote

• abolish slavery

• grant citizenship to everyone born in the U.S.

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What did the 15th Amendment do?

• grant citizenship to everyone born in the U.S.

• give African American men the right to vote

• abolish slavery

Martin Luther King & the SCLC:​

​Martin Luther King Jr. supported civil disobedience, nonviolent resistance, and desegregation. Ways that Martin Luther King tried to fight inequality was by protesting, strikes, boycotts and marches to challenge unethical and unjust laws. King helped organize the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, or the SCLC. The SCLC organized nonviolent protests across the country

Multiple Choice

Which of the following things did Martin Luther King Jr. NOT support?

• civil disobedience

• nonviolent resistance

• Violent protests

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Which of the following is an example of ways Martin Luther King Jr. fought inequality?

• protests, strikes, & boycotts

• Protests, bombings, and destruction of property

• Strikes, riots, & boycotts

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What group did Martin Luther King Jr. help organize?

• NAACP

• SNCC

• SCLC

​Malcolm X & The Black Panthers:

​While King worked with the SCLC, Malcolm X adopted a more militant approach to the Civil Rights Movement. Militant black activists, such as Malcolm X, denounced the nonviolence of King and other moderate civil rights leaders. One militant group was the Black Panther Party, formed in 1966. It issued a ten-point program that called for an end to police brutality, payments to African Americans for centuries of suffering, etc. They dressed in uniforms or military-style clothing and sometimes carried weapons. They focused on black separatism rather than pursuing integration

Multiple Choice

What does militant mean?

• not using violence

• using violence

• peaceful protest

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was a militant civil rights leader?

• Rosa Parks

• Martin Luther King Jr.

• Malcolm X

Multiple Choice

Which militant organization did Malcolm X work with?

• NAACP

• SCLC

• Black Panther Party

Rosa Parks & The Montgomery Bus Boycott​

​Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on the bus to a white passenger in Montgomery, Alabama. Example of nonviolent protest and best example of civil disobedience. In response to Rosa Park’s arrest, African Americans began boycotting the Montgomery bus system. This boycott lasted over a year (thirteen months) and challenged segregation on public transportation. Freedom Rides were a series of protests throughout the south which sought to overturn racial segregation on public transportation. The Supreme Court had previously ruled segregation as unconstitutional, but laws were seldom enforced.

Multiple Choice

Who refused to give up her seat?

• Betty Friedan

• Sandra Day O'Connor

• Rosa Parks

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What event was started as a result of Rosa Park's arrest?

• Montgomery Bus Boycott

• March on Washington

• Selma March

Multiple Choice

What did freedom riders seek to overturn?

• voting rights laws

• racial segregation on public transportation

• integration of public schools

Open Ended

Martin Luther King Jr. & Malcolm X both fought to gain racial equality within society. What was the main difference in their tactics to achieve equality?