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Civil Rights Struggles: Farewell to Reform

Explore the historical impact of civil rights movements in the 1950s, from Truman's Fair Deal to the beginnings of black activism and desegregation efforts. Prepare for responsible citizenship through this lesson.

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Civil Rights Struggles: Farewell to Reform

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  1. Beginning Activities • Title today’s lesson: Farewell to Reform/The Struggle Over Civil Rights • Video Activity: 1950s politics • Mission Statement: To prepare you for a life of responsible citizenship • Daily Expectations: • No one leaves once class has begun. • Come in quietly and get to work immediately • Pay attention and be respectful • No phones • No food or drinks other than water • Do your work • Give AP quality effort • 5 bonus points for supplies

  2. Extra Credit • 5 points each 6 weeks for bringing supplies: • Paper clips • Pens • Paper • Staples • Tape

  3. Farewell to Reform/The Struggle Over Civil Rights Chapter 29 Affluence and Anxiety 1946-1960

  4. Truman and the Fair Deal • Fair Deal’s Goals • National medical insurance • Federal aid to education • Fair Employment Practices Commission to protect African American workers from discrimination • Overhaul of farm subsidy program • Never fully enacted because Truman pushed for too much too soon • Truman did manage to protect a rollback of the New Deal by Republicans.

  5. Eisenhower’s Modern Republicanism • Ike had not commitment to economic or social change. • Modern Republicanism: “Conservative when it comes to money and liberal when it comes to human beings.” • Keep military spending in check • Encourage private initiative • Reduce federal activities to bare minimum • Believed in separation of powers and didn’t lobby Congress • Did support the Highway Act of 1956

  6. Civil Rights as a Political Issue • Truman was able to add civil rights to the liberal agenda. • Used executive power to assist African Americans • Strengthened the civil rights division of the Department of Justice • Desegregated the armed forces in 1948

  7. Desegregating Schools • Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka • NAACP lawyer Thurgood Marshall argued the case • Separate but equal schools did psychological damage • Violated 14th amendment • Chief Justice Warren agreed. • Took a long time to implement • Ike didn’t put his weight behind it. • Segregationists saw that as support for them.

  8. Beginnings of Black Activism • December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott. • Martin Luther King, Jr. led the boycott. • The Supreme Court ruled segregated seating unconstitutional. • Dr. King pushed for nonviolent resistance. • He founded the Southern Christian Leadership Conference to fight segregation. • African American students founded the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee with the same goal.

  9. Ending Activity • Finish up any work that you owe me. • Make sure the floor is clean • Connect to our objectives: How does this prepare you for life and the future?

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