The Civil Rights Movement
The Civil Rights Movement | School Segregation Is Unconstitutional
In the 1950s, segregation in the classroom was widely accepted— and even mandated by law in many southern states. On May 17, 1954, the Supreme Court unanimously declared in Brown v. Board of Education that separate educational facilities were “inherently unequal.” By eradicating one of the legal pillars of segregation, this landmark ruling not only marked the end of the “separate but equal” precedent set forth by the Supreme Court in the 1896 case of Plessy v. Ferguson, it also served as a catalyst for expanded black rights during the peak years of the civil...
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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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