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Appendix C Leaders and Legislation of the Civil Rights and Black Power Movements
Identify leaders of the Civil Rights and Black Power movements and their contributions to their respective causes. How did these social pioneers forge the way for this important ratification? What legislation was relevant during these critical times?

Part I
Complete the following matrix by identifying 7 to 10 leaders or legislative events from both the Civil Rights and Black Power movements. The first leader is provided as a model. Leader and Associated Legislation, if any A. Philip Randolph Date(s ) 1941 Organization and/or Cause Contribution

Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, which fought Discrimination

1 Martin Luther King Jr. 2 Harriet Tubman 3 Rosa Parks 4 Abraham Lincoln 5 President Johnson 6 C.O.R.E 7 Booker t Washington

19561963 18221913 1955 1863 19631969 1942 18561915

Civil Rights Activist Leader of Slaves Civil Rights Activist Supporter of Black Rights Deciding factor in giving the right to vote to Blacks Congress of Racial Equality African American rights activist

His threat to march on Washington to protest discriminatory treatment caused former President Franklin D. Roosevelt to react with new policies on job discrimination. Instilled peaceful resolution seeking within the Black community Ran the Underground Railroad and helped many slaves escape to the North. Made a stand, and gained attention to Black rights He signed the emancipation proclamation He signed the 15th amendment which allowed Blacks to vote fight discrimination with nonviolent direct action Got Support from Whites by promoting compromise opposed to Frederick Douglas who demanded equal rights at first

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Part II
Once you complete the matrix, use the space below to write a 75- to 100-word response describing the role civil disobedience played in the Civil Rights Movement. Civil disobedience had a huge role in the Civil Rights Movement. For one thing, it made the segregation in America a priority and put it in the limelight. This was extremely important because, up until recently no major outbreaks had occurred. The amount of civil unrest and outbreaks of disorder and riots is what sparked the change in politics. When the Black community finally stood up and said they were not going to take it anymore, it was no longer able to be swept under the rug because the problem would persist if changes were not made. In the beginning many of the small gains that were made for Black civil rights were more or less appeasements that attempted to assuage the Black communities and keep them from uprising.

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