TABLE OF CONTENTS

CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT: I. Plessy v. Ferguson A. Separate was okay as long as it was equal 1. Segregation of public schools, transportation, and public facilities

II.

Civil Rights- equality for all B. Brown v. Board of Education in Topeka, Kansas 1954 1. NAACP took a school segregation case to court 2. Supreme Court decided segregation in public schools must end 3. Communities in south refuse to honor Supreme Court decision 4. Nine Students attempt to register at all-white high school in Arkansas a. Governor of Arkansas calls state national guard to prevent students from enrolling.

III.

Montgomery Bus Boycott- 1955 C. Rosa Parks: a black woman refused to give up her seat 1. The bus boycott led to bus company lost money 2. Supreme Court ruled segregation on buses, trains, planes, and public facilities unlawful

IV.

Sit-ins and Freedom Rides- 1960 D. Non-violent movement led by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. 1. Sit-ins occurred at counters where blacks were not served 2. Freedom rides people traveled to many cities on the buses and trains to end segregation.

V.

President John F. Kennedy E. Appointed several black Americans as judges and ambassadors 1. Increasing violence in Birmingham, Alabama a. NAACP member Medger Evers is killed b. Kennedy sent bill to congress to outlaw segregation 2. March on Washington- 1963 a. Peaceful gathering of 200,000 to end racial segregation b. Martin Luther King Jr. delivers I Have a Dream speech

F. President Lyndon Johnson 1. Urges Congress to pass Civil Rights Act of 1964 a. Gave courts authority to force segregation in schools b. Forbade employers, labor unions, or job agencies to treat anyone unfairly based on the race, color, or religion