1960s

Riots
Race riots broke out throughout the US in the 1960s
o Watts, Los Angelos- 1965
o 1967 saw the worst rioting- Detroit- 43 died, 5000 homeless
o Many African-Americans were frustrated with the lack of progress towards
equality

Black Leaders
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Fought for African American rights
o Used non-violent protest
1967- Thurgood Marshall- First African- American appointed to the Supreme Court
Malcom X- Malcom Little- Black power movement
o Influenced African-American to take pride in their culture and believe in their
ability

1963 March on Washington D.C.

Organized to pressure Congress into passing a civil rights bill
More than 200,000 Freedom Marchers gather before the Lincoln Memorial
King delivered his I have a Dream speech

Civil Rights Strategies

Sit ins- used in an effort to help integrate restaurants
Freedom Riders- Used to help draw attention to the Souths refusal to integrate buses
and bus terminals
Southern Manifesto- 1956- 19 Senators and 77 members of the House of Rep.- Signed a
resolution condemning the 1954 Supreme Court decision in Brown vs. Board of
Education

Selma to Montgomery March

King was attempting to register black voters in the south
Will help lead to the Voting Rights Acts (1965)
The freedom march began March 21, 1965
Marchers were protected by federal marshals, FBI, and Alabama National Guard- Seen
on TV

Martin Luther Kings Assassination

April 4, 1968- King assassinated in Memphis Tennessee
o Rioting broke out across the nation
James Earl Ray Arrested and convicted for the crime