Team A Civil rights ppt
Civil Rights Act
Team A
Emancipation Proclamation-1863
Date: Issued by President Abraham Lincoln on
January 1, 1863.
A start to ending slavery, declared all slaves in the rebellious states be set free. The emancipation proclamation was limited in many ways. It only applied to the states that had seceded the union, which left it untouched in the border states.
Class intended for protection: Black Americans.
How the specific event affected the civil rights movement: This set fourth an amendment to the ending of slavery in the up coming years.
13 Amendment Passes-1865
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Date: Passed by Congress on January 31, 1865
The 13th Amendment is what formally abolished slavery in the United States.
President Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation two years prior in 1863, declaring the release of all persons held as slaves but it did not end slavery. It was recognized that a constitutional amendment would be a guaranteed abolishment of slavery.
Class intended for protection: Black Americans.
How the specific event affected the civil rights movement: This effected the civil rights movement by providing a solution to end slavery.
Executive Order 9981
Date: Signed by President Truman on July 26, 1948
Executive Order 9981 was created to ensure equal treatment and opportunity for all who serve in our countries defense
Class intended for protection: Minorities serving in the United States Military.
How the specific event affected the civil rights movement: This event abolished racial segregation in the U.S. Military
(Feng, 2014)
Rosa Parks-1955
Date: December 1, 1955
Rosa Parks was arrested for violating a city law. The law
Rosa Parks violated required racial segregation of public buses. When the bus driver told her to move to the back of the bus, she refused.
Class intended for protection: Black Americans
How the specific event affected the civil rights movement:
This event helped begin the civil rights movement of the
1960s. Parks’
Team A
Emancipation Proclamation-1863
Date: Issued by President Abraham Lincoln on
January 1, 1863.
A start to ending slavery, declared all slaves in the rebellious states be set free. The emancipation proclamation was limited in many ways. It only applied to the states that had seceded the union, which left it untouched in the border states.
Class intended for protection: Black Americans.
How the specific event affected the civil rights movement: This set fourth an amendment to the ending of slavery in the up coming years.
13 Amendment Passes-1865
TH
Date: Passed by Congress on January 31, 1865
The 13th Amendment is what formally abolished slavery in the United States.
President Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation two years prior in 1863, declaring the release of all persons held as slaves but it did not end slavery. It was recognized that a constitutional amendment would be a guaranteed abolishment of slavery.
Class intended for protection: Black Americans.
How the specific event affected the civil rights movement: This effected the civil rights movement by providing a solution to end slavery.
Executive Order 9981
Date: Signed by President Truman on July 26, 1948
Executive Order 9981 was created to ensure equal treatment and opportunity for all who serve in our countries defense
Class intended for protection: Minorities serving in the United States Military.
How the specific event affected the civil rights movement: This event abolished racial segregation in the U.S. Military
(Feng, 2014)
Rosa Parks-1955
Date: December 1, 1955
Rosa Parks was arrested for violating a city law. The law
Rosa Parks violated required racial segregation of public buses. When the bus driver told her to move to the back of the bus, she refused.
Class intended for protection: Black Americans
How the specific event affected the civil rights movement:
This event helped begin the civil rights movement of the
1960s. Parks’