civil rights movement: the fight for justice. early civil rights victories (1940s) 1941—ban of...
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Civil Rights Movement: The Fight for Justice
Early Civil Rights Victories (1940s)1941—Ban of
discrimination in defense industry jobs
1947—Jackie Robinson
1948—Executive Order 9981
Montgomery Bus Boycott (1955)Segregated BussesRosa ParksMartin Luther King
JuniorSCOTUS—Browder
v. GayleSouthern Christian
Leadership Conference
Little Rock 9-Central High (1957)
Little Rock 9Gov. Orval Faubus
uses National Guard
Ike convinces Faubus to integrate
101st Airborne Division
Higher Education (1960s)NAACP desegregates
colleges1961 University of
Georgia1962 James Meredith &
University of Mississippi1963 George Wallace
& University of Alabama
Sit-in Movement (1960s)Non-violent
ActionJames Lawson’s
workshopsDangersSuccessSNCC
Freedom Rides (1961)CORE tests
Boynton v. VirginiaAnniston &
BirminghamSNCC continues
despite violenceICC forces
integration