The Civil Rights Struggle

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The Civil RightsStruggle
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Key terms

• discrimination
• unfair treatment based on prejudice against a
  certain group

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• segregation
• social separation of the races

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• civil rights
• rights of full citizenship and equality under the
  law

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• affirmative action
• programs that helped minority groups and women
  gain access to jobs

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• racial profiling
• Being singled out as a suspect because of the way
  an individual looks

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Background of the Struggle

• After Civil War, African Americans still faced
  discrimination.

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• .Southern states passed Jim Crow laws
• Segregation legalized

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• In North, African Americans could vote freely
  seg. less noticeable
• Still faced prejudice

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• NAACP formed in 1909
• Urban League formed in 1910

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• Armed forces desegregated in 1948 (Truman)

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• Brown v. Board passed in 1954
• Violated 14th Amendment

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Modern C.R.M.

• 1950s- Martin Luther King, Jr. became one of top
  leaders of the C.R.M.
• Non-violent resistance (marches, boycotts)

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• Students
• staged
• sit-ins

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• Freedom riders

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1963 I Have a Dream
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• Congress passes C.R.A. of 1964
• Twenty fourth Amendment outlawed poll taxes

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• Voting Rights Act of 1965