Standards of Learning: The Civil Rights Movement
SOL: 9 a The student will demonstrate knowledge of the key domestic and international issues during the second half of the twentieth and early twenty-first centuries by a.
Examining the Civil Rights Movement and the changing role of women.
Students should understand:
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The Civil Rights Movement resulted in
that ensured constitutional rights to all citizens regardless of race.
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Women activists were inspired by the achievements of the
and took action to gain equality for themselves, particularly in the workplace.
Question: What were some effects of segregation on American society?
Answer: Some effects of segregation: a) Separate
facilities and resources for white and African American students b) Separate public facilities (e.g.,
, drinking fountains, restaurants) c)
of races
Question: How did the African American struggle for equality become a mass movement? How did the law support the struggle for equality for African Americans?
Answer: Civil Rights Movement: a) Opposition to Plessy v. Ferguson – “
but
” b) Brown v. Board of Education –
of schools c) Martin Luther King, Jr. –
resistance against segregated facilities; “I have a dream” speech d) Rosa Parks – Montgomery (AL) bus
e) Organized protests,
, sit-ins, marches f) Expansion of the NAACP g)
Rights Act of 1964 h) Voting Rights Act of
Question: How were women disadvantaged in the workplace?
Answer: Workplace disadvantages included:

Discrimination in
against women

Lower
for women than for men doing the same job
Question: What actions were taken to improve conditions for women?
Answer: Conditions improved due to:
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National Organization for Women
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: Federal legislation to force colleges to give women equal
opportunities
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The Equal Rights Amendment: despite its
, its focus on equal opportunity employment created a wider range of options and advancement for women in
and
service