SUZANNE DISTROLA

School Desegregation

Due to Segregation

Blacks received poor educationUnfair rights

Transportation rights Public rights Job opportunities

Desegregation

No separation between races.Equal mix of races in public

facilities Schools Army Transportation

First of the black students who attended white schools did not get a fair treatment they were beaten and abused-police

enforcements appointed for their safety.

Civil Rights Leaders

African Americans

MLK Jr.- Raised public awareness

Malcom X

Jesse Jackson

Civil Rights Leaders

Martin Leuther King Jr Wanted freedom Did not have their own rights

RoleRaised public conciousness

Set an example of demanding equal rights without the use of force and aggression

Gained government support 1963 March on Washington. “I Have a Dream” speech

Civil Rights Leaders

Malcom X Advocated

black pride economic self-reliance identity politics

Accused of preaching racism, black supremacy, antisemitism, and violence.

Described as one of the greatest and most influential African Americans in history.

Civil Rights Leaders

Jesse Jackson A close associate of Martin Luther King,

Jr. Director of Operation Breadbasket

A program of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference that addressed the economic problems of African Americans in northern cities. 

Founded Operation PUSH (People United to Save Humanity), An organization aimed at combating

racism.

Riots and Protests

Massive riots break out in Las Angeles 1992 – “The first racially

based riots in years erupt in Los Angeles and other cities after a jury acquits L.A. police officers in the videotaped beating of Rodney King, an African American.”

–Seattle Times Company

Effects of Integration

Blacks claim Jobs

Better education

More graduates

Gain voting rightsFrank Cieciorka, an artist who designed many of the iconic images that came to represent The Movement