HIST 1378 TTh 2:30-4 PM Lecture 22Outline of Last Lecture 1960s: Questioning Authority and Commodifying an Era (cont)o Wright Millso SDSo Countercultureso La Raza Unidao Women’s Liberation Outline of Current Lecture The Modern Civil Rights Erao WWII and the Northern Migrationo Montgomery and the Emergency of Martin Luther Kingo “I Have a Dream”o Rosa Parkso Emmit Tillo Freedom Rideso Freedom SummerCurrent LectureThe Modern Civil Rights EraThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.o WWII and the Northern Migration (1941-1970) Migration of over 5 mil Blacks from S to N, MW and W Went into mostly jobs in defense industry Big effect in demographic changes in stateso Montgomery and the Emergency of Martin Luther King MLK went to Montgomery, Alabama to honor the “Freedom Riders”, an organized group of activists that traveled aboard interstate buses through terminals in the South- Their intent was to ride from D.C. to New Orleans in 13 days - Bus terminals were segregated and they wanted to challenge this- Led to mob violence in Alabamao “I Have a Dream” public speech by MLK in which he calls for an end to racism Defining moment for Civil Rights Movemento Rosa Parks Refused to obey bus driver’s orders to give up her seat in the colored section to a white passenger, was arrested Became important symbol of Movemento Freedom Summer (June 1964) Attempted to register as many Black voters as possible in Mississippi, which used to exclude most Blacks from
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