Section 1 Notetaking Study Guide

Question to Think About As you read Section 1 in your textbook and take notes,

keep this section focus question in mind: What key events marked the beginning of the civil rights movement in the 1950s?
Use

this chart to record key information from the section. Some information has been filled in to get you started. Beginnings of the Civil Rights Movement
The 1896, the Supreme Court ruling Plessy v. Ferguson strengthened segregation . The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) was organized to fight discrimination.

The 1940s
After serving in the armed services in ____________________, minorities wanted justice between the races at home. When Branch Rickey hired ________________, he helped to integrate ____________ _____________________________________________________. President Harry Truman ordered desegregation of the _________________________ .

The 1950s
Segregation in the Schools argued for school ____________________ in the Supreme Thurgood Marshall Court case ____________________________________________________________ . school segregation. In this case, the Court ruled to end In 1957, nine African American students tried to enter Central High School in ______ __________________________. Governor __________________ called in the states National Guard to keep them out. President ___________________ called in federal troops to protect the students. Montgomery Bus Boycott ____________________ was arrested when she refused ________________________ ______________________________ on a bus to a white passenger. The Womens Political Council organized a _________________ of buses on Parks trial day. __________________________________ urged African Americans to continue the boycott. by the boycott. Some even ____________ Some white leaders were outraged Kings home. After the boycott went on for more than a year, the Supreme Court ruled that ________________________________________________________________.

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