BY MEGAN MCCROHANANNALISE JACOBS

KRISTINA DENNISTON

The Struggle forEqual Rights

Were African-Americans able to

improve their situation as citizens in terms of gaining equal

civil rights and opportunities in the

United States?

Before the MovementSegregation was prominent

Tension between races was high

Racial discrimination was common

The blacks and whites were not equal

Events Leading up Equal Rights

BROWN VS. BOARD OF EDUCATION

TOPEKA

• May 17, 1954

•A young girl was deigned entry into a school.

•Separate but equal was ruled unjust.

•Every child was allowed into every school.

•Much controversy occurred.

•The ruling of Brown Vs. Board is still in effect today.

•Many still face discrimination at schools today, even after board.

MONTGOMERY BUS BOYCOTT

December 1, 1955 – December 20, 1956Rosa Parks Crisis started the movement

Supreme Court ruled that bus segregation was unconstitutional and ended the boycott

SIT-INSOrganized by CORE and

SNCCBlacks sat at white

lunch counters in protest

1942 in ChicagoBlacks let the whites do

anything to them and stuck with their non- violent strategy

One of the many protests to help achieve equal rights

FREEDOM RIDES

Organized by CORE and SNCC

Tested the Boynton Vs. Virginia case

The first one set out from Washington DC and traveled to New Orleans

One was bombed in Alabama

MLK’s “I Have a Dream” Speech During the

March on Washington DC

•300,000 protesters and 200,000 police participants

•The speech inspired many to keep fighting for an equal America

•He said that he had a dream of what America could one day be like.

ACHIEVEMENTSCivil Rights of 1964Voting Rights Act

of 1965Civil Rights Act of

1968

After the Movement

Tension between races was still high

The African-Americans gained voting rights and many more equal rights

More whites understood the African-American’s position

Racial discrimination was still common but more rights were more equal

Yes, African-Americans did gain more rights and equality throughout the Civil Rights Movement. However, they are still struggling today to be

treated as equals.

Sources• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/

Montgomery_Bus_Boycott

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_rides#Mob_violence_in_Anniston_and_Birmingham

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_on_Washington_for_Jobs_and_Freedom

• http://www.google.com/imghp• The American Reconstruction to the 21st Century textbook