Leaders_and_Legislation_of_the_Civil_Rights_and_Black_Power_Movements

Axia College Material Appendix C Leaders and Legislation of the Civil Rights and Black Power Movements Identify leaders of the Civil Rights and Black Power movements and their contributions to their respective causes. How did these social pioneers forge the way for this important ratification' What legislation was relevant during these critical times' Part I Complete the following matrix by identifying 7 to 10 leaders or legislative events from both the Civil Rights and Black Power movements. The first leader is provided as a model. Leader and Associated Legislation, if any Date(s) Organization and/or Cause Contribution A. Philip Randolph 1941 Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, which fought Discrimination His threat to march on Washington to protest discriminatory treatment caused former President Franklin D. Roosevelt to react with new policies on job discrimination. Congress of Racial Equality 1942 Founded in 1942 to fight discrimination using nonviolent action. The interracial group used sit-ins to open restaurants to Black patrons in Chicago, Baltimore, and Los Angeles. Rosa Parks 1955 Refused request to move from a white area of the bus. Organization of the Montgomery improvement association headed by Martin Luther King Martin Luther KIng 1955, 1963 Thought that all races should be treated equal. Blacks should have the same privileges as Whites. Headed the Southern Christian Leadership Conference Started a boycott of busses that ended segregation; Organized a series of equal rights marches; desegregation of public facilities. Harriet Tubman N/A Underground Railroad Developed the Underground Railroad as a means for escaping slaves to gain freedom to the Northern states and Canada Abraham Lincoln 1863 1865 United States President Signed Emancipation Proclamation, which gave hope to slaves. Thirteenth Amendment abolished slavery throughout the nation in 1865 Lyndon Baines Johnson 1964 United States President Stopped the poll tax that kept blacks from voting by ratifying the 24th amendment. James Meredith 1966 Encourage African Americans to use their right to vote Carried out a one-person march to encourage fellow African Americans to overcome fears and vote in elections. Was shot however other blacks continued his march where he left off. Harry S. Truman 1948 United States President Desegregated the military. Abolishing its quota system in 1950 Huey Newton, and Bobby Seale: Black Panther party 1966 represent urban Blacks in a political climate that the Panthers felt was unresponsive Panther defense minister Bobby Rush became deputy chairman of the Illinois State Democratic party and is a spokesperson for minority groups Part II Once you complete the matrix, use the space below to write a 75- to 100-word response describing the role civil disobedience played in the Civil Rights Movement. Civil disobedience played a major role in the Civil Rights Movement. Leaders such as Martin Luther King organized civil and peaceful acts to demonstrate the disapproval of how blacks were being segregated and treated by whites. Civil Disobedience was well thought out and required extensive planning to work. It worked well because there is strength in numbers. An example would be the bus boycott that eventually ended segregated seating. The use of Civil Disobedience proved to the nation that change can happen without violence.