The Civil Rights Movement
The Civil Rights Movement | Chronology
1895
Booker T. Washington delivers his Atlanta Exposition speech, which accepts segregation of the races.
1896
The Supreme Court rules in Plessy v. Ferguson that separate but equal treatment of the races is constitutional.
1905
The Niagara Movement is founded by W.E.B. Du Bois and other black leaders to urge more direct action to achieve black civil rights.
1909
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is organized.
1910
National Urban League is founded to...
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- Introduction
- How Did the Fight for Rights Begin?
- Segregation or Integration?
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What Were the Strategies of the Civil Rights Movement?
- Chapter 3 Preface
- Federal Legislation Will Strengthen Civil Rights
- Federal Civil Rights Legislation Is Inadequate
- Blacks Must Employ Nonviolent Resistance
- Nonviolent Resistance Is Not Enough
- Blacks Should Strive for Black Power
- Black Power Is Ineffective
- King’s Protest Campaigns Had a Limited Impact on Civil Rights
- King’s Protest Campaigns Bolstered Civil Rights
- Who Played the Most Important Role in the Civil Rights Movement?
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