Causes and Effects of the Civil Rights Movement

1. CAUSES
AND
EFFECTS
The Civil Rights
Movement

3. Causes:
Developments during World War II
challenge segregation.
African-Americans demand an end
to De Jure segregation:  ‘by law’
African-American churches
promote non-violent protest

4. Causes:
African-Americans protest De
Facto segregation in cities  ‘by
practice’
Television brings protests into
homes

5. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tHgnOnI6uZ8
Sam Cooke,
“A Change is
Gonna Come”

6. Effects:
Constitutional and legal changes end
de jure segregation
Civil Rights Acts of 1964 and 1968
Voting Rights Act of 1965
Government promotes affirmative-
action programs
Economic, educational, and political
opportunities increase for African-
Americans.

7. EMMETT TILL, 1955
Eyes on the Prize – My Reactions