US Civil Rights Movement

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US Civil Rights Movement

Beginnings through the 60s

By J. Aaron Collins

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Abolitionists

Frederick Douglas was the editor of an abolitionist newspaper.

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On a side note. . .

Are they related?

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Harriet Tubman

Helped slaves escape via the Underground Railroad.

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John Brown

He and his sons brutally murdered 5 slave masters in Kansas. (1858)

Tried to incite a slave revolt

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Reconstruction 1865-77

After the Civil War 1861-1865, the federal government made strides toward equality.

Blacks voted, held many political offices.

The Freedmen’s Bureau was a govt program to help Blacks find land, it established schools and colleges.

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Reconstruction

The Fourteenth Amendment guaranteed all citizens with equal protection under the law.

The Fifteenth Amendment said the right to vote shall not be denied on the basis of race.

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However. . .

The Supreme Court decided in Plessy vs. Ferguson that separate institutions are okay if they are equal.

Jim Crow laws required that Blacks have separate facilities.

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Dallas Bus Station

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Jim Crow Laws

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Texas sign

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Jim Crow Laws

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Jim Crow Laws

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