USA 1929-1990

How did the lives of Black People in America change between 1929 and 2000?
You will turn in a essay on;2/28/14. Make sure to read all the notes presented to you in this power point. Keep notes in your notebook and follow the dates!

What key word would be used to describe the 1950s?

What important event happened in Mississippi in 1955?

The Death of Emmett Till 14 year old murdered forCivil Rights Start of the Black Americans in the north talking cheekily to a white realised they couldnt ignore Movement. woman what was happening Came from North and was in the South visiting uncle in Chicago Turning Point for Black Americans

Who is this woman and what did she do?

Refused to give up her seat on the bus to a white man. This was against the Jim Crow Laws NAACP organized Montgomery Bus Boycott Martin Luther King emerged as leader of the campaign Non-violent protest Bus companies ended segregation Massive victory! Shows that organized campaigning could work! Birth of the Civil Rights Movement!

Turning Point Rosa Parks

What happened in Little Rock, Arkansas, 1957?

Segregation in school had supposedly ended 9 Black students tried to go to Little Rock High School Prevented from entering State Governor would not let the children enrol President Eisenhower sent in the National Guard in to protect the teenagers

What kind of tactics were used in the Civil Rights Movement?

What key words do you associate with the Civil Rights Movement?

Martin Luther King

Marches sit-ins, boycotts August 1963 March on Washington When did MLK first come R esisted segregation Why was he so to peoples attention ? T eamed up with white significant? people I have a dream Non-violent Christian

What part did education play in Civil Rights Movement?

Very important Poor education guaranteed a poor lifestyle for African Americans Black schools meant to be separate but equal not true! Poor equipped, lack of funds Brown vs the Board of Education = 8 Year old Linda Brown won the right to go to a White school nearer her home Segregation ended in schools BUT Little Rock, Arkansas Many school children took part in civil disobedience campaigns

Describe the March on Washington

1963 Thousands of people turned up Blacks and Whites together Great success Martin Luther King made I Have a Dream speech

Who didnt agree with Martin Luther Kings ideas?

Describe Malcolm Xs ideas

Militant Advocated race war Lead Blacks (role model for disillusioned teens) Why was he so Called FOR segregation significant? Of the Black Panthers Muslin Nation of Islam

What was the Nation of Islam?

Black Muslims Led by Elijah Muhammed Replaced their Christian slave names with X Wanted a separate state for Black Americans

Who were the Black Panthers?

Militant group Called on Blacks to fight violence with violence Malcolm X was their leaders Helped educate and gave free health care to Black communities

 1964 Lyndon B Johnson passed the Civil Rights Act

You need to know how progress was made through the LAW in the 1960s!
Racial discrimination banned in employment Black students given equal rights in education

Remember: Law could not stop 1965 Voting Full equality in voting racism or change Rights Act peoples attitudes
1967 Laws banning mixed marriages were dropped

What tragic events happened in the late 60s?

Malcolm X was shot dead in 1965

Martin Luther King was shot dead in 1968

The movement had lost its leading figures and seemed to lose momentum

Riots took place in major cities

 Civil Rights laws had improved their lives Still racism and discrimination 1970s Black cultural movement started. Black is Beautiful. 1980s films of Spike Lee celebrated Black culture More Black celebrities such as Toni Morrison (author), Denzel Washington etc Today many more sports stars, politicians etc all owe the Civil Rights Movement for their being able to achieve. BUT by 1990 the average income of a Black family was less than half that of a white family

How did Black peoples lives change in the 70s and 80s?

Practice Questions
What have been the most important factors in bringing about change in the lives of Black Americans since 1929? In your answer you may wish to discuss the following: The position of Black Americans in the 1930s Dont just write what happened write why things changed because of it The impact of World War II The Civil Rights Movement Progress made by black Americans by the end of the twentieth century Any other relevant factors
The bullet points tell you what to write in each paragraph! You must follow them! Write 5 key words for each bullet point Differentiate between different groups of Black people

You must make a judgement at the end what do you think is the most important factor?