Civil RightsGroup #2

Ciabel M. Crespo #7, Anna S. Lam #12, Diego Pereira #17, Benjamín Rujano #21

Introduction

What happened before?Civil War (1865) - Civil Rights Movement (1955)

Time of danger and turmoil for the black

Jim Crow Laws

Hundreds of blacks were lynched

What happened before?Women left college after the war

Housework was finally divided

Lavender Scare

Union of the LGBT group

Christine Jorgensen

Montgomery Bus Boycott and The Little Rock Nine- Montgomery Bus Boycott- Protests began in 1955, led by Martin Luther King.- Protestors faced threats, arrests, and job terminations.- The Little Rock Nine was a group of African-Americans.- Challenged racial segregation in Little Rock, Arkansas

During the Civil Rights Movement- Ruby Bridges, 1960, Williams Frantz Elementary School.

- Was kept away from the classrooms to avoid discrimination

- Norman Rockwell, “The Problem We All Live With”, 1964

- Young Bridges walking to school between two sets marshalls.

- Depicted a racial epithet marking the wall behind them.

During the Civil Rights Movement-Freedom Rides- Interracial group of activists, led by CORE.

- Rode interstate buses to test the law of that time.

- May 20, Nashville riders were saved until riding to Montgomery.

- Illuminated the courage of black and white youth.

- Great leadership of Diane Nash.

During the Civil Rights Movement-1963: “I have a dream”-1964: Civil Rights Act (Prs-K)-1965: MalcoLm X-1965: “How Long? Not Long!”

During the Civil Rights Movement-1966: Black Panther-1967: Virginia-1968: M.L.K. RIP

After the Civil Rights Movement➔ April 4, 1968 - Martin Luther King Jr. was

killed.➔ Riots following King’s death:

◆ Times Square, April 5, 1968◆ Burning and demolishing of buildings◆ Firebomb incidents

➔ Dec 4, 1969 - Fred Hampton was shot.➔ April and May 1969 - Protests at

universities.

After the Civil Rights Movement➔ Gay Liberation

◆ "Liberation" philosophy started to create different factions within movements of the time also engulfed the homophile movement.

➔ 1970’s - KKK (Ku Klux Klan)◆ Oppose court-ordered busing to desegregate

school.◆ Bombs to destroy school buses

➔ Massacre of Communist Workers Party protesters

Conclusion

Thanks

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“Freedom Rides” BlackPast.org July 9th, 2018

“Ruby Bridges.” Encyclopaedia Britannica. July 9th 2018

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