Name: ___________________________ Date: _______________ Class: _________________ #: ___________
Civil Rights Movement Outline
I.
Reasons for the Civil Rights Movement
a. _______________ are right of full citizenship and equality under the law. These
rights have been taken away from various groups throughout American history.
b. _________________ is the act of making people relocate for a certain amount of
time.
c. There are three reasons that the Civil Rights Movement began:
i. Discrimination: unfair treatment based on _________against a certain
group.
ii. Segregation: social separation of the_________.
iii. Jim Crow Laws: laws that segregated __________________&
_________ in the South.
II.
The Civil Rights Movement
a. __________________= sit-ins, marches, demonstrations, protests and court
cases. This is an example of citizens using their rights that are protected by the
Constitution to secure other rights.
b. __________________was one of the leaders of the Civil Rights Movement and
believed in __________________resistance. Famous speech,
“__________________” has been an important part of history.
c. Freedom Riders:
_______________________________________________________
d. NAACP: _____________________________________________
Its goal was to erase the “second class citizen” status of African Americans and
__________________and _________ that denied African Americans their
constitutional rights.
e. Urban League: _____________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
f. The ___________________ of the Constitution guaranteed “equal protection”
and “due process of law” to all – thus bringing the rights of the Bill of Rights to state and
local levels as well. This “equal protection / due process” clause has been used often in
history to guarantee rights to many groups!
Name: ___________________________ Date: _______________ Class: _________________ #: ___________
g. Supreme Court Cases and Legislation
i. In 1896, the Supreme Court ruled in __________________which said
segregation was legal as long as things were “separate but equal”
ii. In 1954, _________ _________ (Topeka, Kansas) was a landmark court
case that challenged segregation in public schools. This case overturned
_________.
iii. The “__________________” was passed by Congress and prohibited
__________________ in public facilities, employment, education, and
voter registration (by race, gender, religion, or national origin)
iv. “__________________” – Empowers federal government to intervene in
voter registration discrimination.
v. The “__________________” was passed by Congress and prohibited
discrimination in _________ (by race, gender, religion, or national origin).The
__________________has become a central feature of modern Civil Rights
enforcement, enabling persons in the protected classes to rent or own residential
property in areas that were previously segregated.
vi. “__________________” - Equality of rights under the law shall not be
denied or abridged by the Unites States or by any state on account of sex.
Intended to give _________ constitutional protection beyond the Equal
protection Clauses of the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments. This amendment
did NOT pass.
vii. The __________________was added to the Constitution as part of the
__________________to add protection for the states who were concerned
that a powerful, consolidated national government would run them over.
III.
Present Problems and Successes
a. __________________are programs that try to make up for past discriminations.
b. __________________means being singled out for what you look like. (has been
used by law enforcement – is very controversial and illegal in most jurisdictions)