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what percentage of the population in Mississippi was black in the 1950s
45%
What was the Grandfather clause?
If your family 3 generations up at been enslaved you couldnt vote
How many Black people could vote in 1964
6.7% of missisipi
NAACP
Worked with court cases, legal progress
CORE
Non Violent
Brown v. Topeka- What
Linda Brown had to pass white school to go to Black school. Father takes to court. NAACP involved. Schools desegregation
Brown v. Topeka - Progress
No deadline - ‘at earliest possible speed
Many Black schools closed by government in protest
By Summer 723 desegregated schools
Separate but equal is unconstitutional
Little Rock - What?
9 Black Students attempt to attend Little Rock Highschool.
Angry mob of over 1000 white protestors
Eisenhower sends an Army Division to protect the students for the school year.
Little Rock - Progress
Proved legal change