Civil Rights Goals - The goals were to have equal rights and opportunities for colored peoples in education and public facilities such as bathrooms, diners, fountains, etc.
Eisenhower's Role in Little Rock - Sent 101st Airborne to uphold the Supreme Court's decision
Rights of the Accused - Gideon v Wainwright: 6th Amendment requires counsel for defenders who can't afford their own attorneys. Escobedo v. Illinois: Criminal suspects have right to counsel during police interrogation. Miranda v Arizona: Criminals must be informed of rights to consult w/ counsel prior to interrogation.
Brown v. Board of Education - President says colored people aren't bad, parents just prefer them not to be with their daughters. Thurgood Marshall fought for Brown's case & Supreme Court declared segregated schools unequal & unconstitutional
Chavez & UFW - Chavez organized strikes & civil disobedience for migrant workers. Started Delano Grape Strike which boycotted grape picking and brought wine stocks down. The UFW was Anti-immigration and Chavez fasted to support different social issues as well.
FHA & ADA - '64 Civil Rights Act. FHA outlawed refusal to sell/rent to buyers based on race, color, religion, or handicapped. ADA made it a requirement for public places to have handicap facilities. Ex. bathrooms, ramps, elevators, & auto doors.
Purpose of Filibusters - Pushed Kennedy's legislation & Congress to pass '64 Civil Right Act, & another in 1965 which strengthened voting rights for African Americans.
Sit-Ins & Other Protests - Lunch Center Sit-In: 20 people went in a diner, sat down & asked for service but denied. They remained seated and quiet, refused to move or talk. After all were arrested, more waves of 20 people came in one after the other.
1960 Greensboro, NC; 4 African American students in lunch counter sit-in. By end of '61, 70k+ participants nationwide.
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