Civil Rights Movement
- An effort peaking in the 60’s where African Americans attempted to end racial discrimination through mostly nonviolent protests.
- Women were denied abortions
- In many states they could not buy contraception devices, or obtain national credit cards, or hope to rise to the top of most professions.
- Black faces on TV shows that weren't sports contests and
- Provided the blueprint for the liberation of every other oppressed group in the United States.
- Birth control pill
- Gay Rights
Influence of the Civil Rights on the 60's
-The Civil Rights Movement is a never ending effort to secure the rights of African Americans and women.
- This effort peaked in the 60’s and is the foundation for much of what would follow.
- The ideas of Woodstock and self expression are examples of this progressive generation that was ready to make a change.
- This effort peaked in the 60’s and is the foundation for much of what would follow.
- The ideas of Woodstock and self expression are examples of this progressive generation that was ready to make a change.
Jim Crow Laws
-The 1986 ruling in Plessy v. Ferguson legalized the “separate but equal” policies that dominated Southern Culture.
-These practices were seen as constitutional because of the court ruling.
-Plessy v. Ferguson the United States Supreme Court rules that separate but equal facilities based on race is legal
-These practices were seen as constitutional because of the court ruling.
-Plessy v. Ferguson the United States Supreme Court rules that separate but equal facilities based on race is legal
Organizations of the Civil Rights movement
-National Association for the Advancement of Colored Persons (NAACP)
-American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)
-National Organization for Women (NOW)
Martin Luther King
-Christian minister from Atlanta
- Best known for his beliefs in nonviolence and civil disobedience
-He won a Nobel Prize for his work
-Inspired by Gandhi and Christianity
-Credited with much of the success
- Best known for his beliefs in nonviolence and civil disobedience
-He won a Nobel Prize for his work
-Inspired by Gandhi and Christianity
-Credited with much of the success
Black Panther Party
-Stokely Carmichael was a leader of the Black Panther Party and popularized the phrase “black power”.
Carmichael was an important and influential member of non-violent movements, but became militant.
-Malcolm X was a very outspoken, militant leader of the Civil Rights Movement and The Black Panther Party.
Carmichael was an important and influential member of non-violent movements, but became militant.
-Malcolm X was a very outspoken, militant leader of the Civil Rights Movement and The Black Panther Party.
