Demands for Civil RightsDemands for Civil RightsI. Setting the SceneI. Setting the Scene 1. Jackie Robinson / Brooklyn Dodgers (1947)1. Jackie Robinson / Brooklyn Dodgers (1947) a. ‘47 Rookie of the Year / ’49 MVP.a. ‘47 Rookie of the Year / ’49 MVP. 2. Rise of African American Influence.2. Rise of African American Influence. a. Post Civil War Migrationsa. Post Civil War Migrations -southern plantations to northern cities-southern plantations to northern cities b. The New Dealb. The New Deal -employed African Americans-employed African Americans c. WW II c. WW II -Horrors of racism-Horrors of racism -Holocaust-Holocaust d. NAACP (d. NAACP (NNational ational AAssociation for ssociation for AAdvancement of dvancement of CColored olored PPeople)eople) -Challenge -Challenge segregationsegregation laws laws

II. II. Brown V. Board of EducationBrown V. Board of Education1. 1896 1. 1896 Plessy v. FergusonPlessy v. Ferguson

a. Separate but equala. Separate but equal

-Legalized Segregation-Legalized Segregation

2. 1954 2. 1954 Brown v. BoardBrown v. Board

a. NAACP-Thurgood Marshalla. NAACP-Thurgood Marshall

b. segregation=unconstitutional b. segregation=unconstitutional

-abolish -abolish de jurede jure segregation segregation

--desegregationdesegregation ( (integrationintegration) of all public schools) of all public schools

-enforced by the National Guard-enforced by the National Guard

-Little Rock Arkansas-Little Rock Arkansas

III. III. Montgomery Bus BoycottMontgomery Bus Boycott1. Rosa Parks1. Rosa Parks

a. secretary for Montgomery NAACPa. secretary for Montgomery NAACP

-Sat in white section of a segregated bus.-Sat in white section of a segregated bus.

-Refused to move-Refused to move

-arrested-arrested

b. Montgomery Bus Boycottb. Montgomery Bus Boycott

-50,000 African Americans refuse to ride the bus-50,000 African Americans refuse to ride the bus

-Bus Co. loses $ -Bus Co. loses $

--desegregationdesegregation ( (integrationintegration) of public ) of public transportationtransportation

-Rise of Martin Luther King Jr.-Rise of Martin Luther King Jr.