1 the civil rights movement. 2 table of contents school integration and opposition to civil...
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The Civil Rights Movement
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Table of Contents
• School Integration and Opposition to Civil Rights
• Montgomery Bus Boycott
• Freedom Riders
• March on Washington
• Civil Rights Act of 1964
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The Montgomery Bus Boycott
• Started with Rosa Parks’s arrest for refusing to give up her seat
• NAACP organized a bus boycott• Boycott brought Martin Luther King to national
prominence• Boycott lifted a year later when federal court ruled
city law was unconstitutional
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The Montgomery Bus Boycott
“Tote Dat Barge! Lift Dat Boycott! Ride Dat Bus!--from Herblock’s Special for Today (Simon and Schuster, 1958)
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Where is this cartoon set?
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Who does this figure represent?
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• How would you describe the look on this character’s face?
• Why do you think the character feels the way he does?
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Who do you think this figure represents?
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• What is the symbolism of this figure walking away from the other?
• What attitude does his posture communicate?
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Why do you think the cartoonist decided not to show this character’s face or facial expression?