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African American Studies 40A

African American Studies 40A. Week 10: WWII and The Beginning of the Civil Rights Movement. Key Concepts. Civil Rights Movement Brown v. Board of Education Emmett Till Mose Wright Martin Luther King, Jr. Montgomery Improvement Association Role of the Black Church Montgomery Bus Boycott

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African American Studies 40A

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  1. African American Studies 40A Week 10: WWII and The Beginning of the Civil Rights Movement

  2. Key Concepts • Civil Rights Movement • Brown v. Board of Education • Emmett Till • Mose Wright • Martin Luther King, Jr. • Montgomery Improvement Association • Role of the Black Church • Montgomery Bus Boycott • White Citizens Council

  3. Emmett Till and his mother Mamie

  4. Rosa Parks’ Mugshot Montgomery, Alabama 1955

  5. Supporting the Bus Boycott

  6. Billboard of King at an Integrated Meeting for Non-Violent Protest Tactics at Highlander Folk School Monteagle, Tennessee, 1957

  7. Eyes on the PrizeAwakenings, 1954-1956 • Film focuses on what is considered the first three years of the Civil Rights Movement of the 20th century. • The struggle for African American Civil Rights precedes the 20th century beginning with Anthony Johnson. • The focus of the CRM of the 20th century was on reform not revolution.

  8. During the film: • Listen to the different kinds of music used throughout the film. • Notice how young King was. • Try to answer: How does an oppressed group resist their oppression to create a powerful social movement?

  9. Eyes on the PrizeFighting Back, (1957-1962) • Autherine Lucy • Elizabeth Eckford • Central High School • Daisy Bates • Thurgood Marshall • Melba Pattillo Beals • Ernest Green • Minnijean Brown

  10. Teenage Elizabeth Eckford with snarling white parents following as she is turned away from entering Central High School

  11. Teenage Elizabeth Eckford being turned away from entering Central High School by the Arkansas National Guard September 4, 1957

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