PROTESTS ACTIVISM AND CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE 1954 1973
THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT DURING THE 1950S
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women’s rights
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racial segregation
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school integration
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rights for farm workers
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Detailed explanation-1: -Which view was shared by Governors Orval Faubus (Arkansas), Lester Maddox (Georgia), and George Wallace (Alabama) in the 1950s and 1960s? People should not be forced to mix with those of other races in public places, including schools and universities.
Detailed explanation-2: -(August 25, 1919 – September 13, 1998) was an American politician who served as the 45th governor of Alabama for four terms. A member of the Democratic Party, he is best remembered for his staunch segregationist and populist views. During his tenure, he promoted “industrial development, low taxes, and trade schools."
Detailed explanation-3: -The Civil Rights Act of 1964 hastened the end of legal Jim Crow. It secured African Americans equal access to restaurants, transportation, and other public facilities. It enabled blacks, women, and other minorities to break down barriers in the workplace.
Detailed explanation-4: -The modern Civil Rights Movement is often marked as beginning with the 1954 U.S. Supreme Court decision banning school segregation or the day in 1955 when Rosa Parks refused to move from a bus seat in Montgomery, AL and ends with the passage of the 1965 Voting Rights Act or with the assassination of Dr.