AFRICAN AMERICANS 1950S

"SEPARATE BUT EQUAL"

• Segregation
• Separate facilities for whites and blacks
• Facilities were inferior compared to the ones used for whites
• Suffered from discrimination in opportunities such as jobs

THE FALL OF SEGREGATION

• Brown v. Board of Education
• In 1954 the court struck down segregation in schools and other facilities
• Many city and state officials ignored this decision and refused to integrate their schools

THE ROLE OF THE CHURCH

• The role of the church began to change
• Black ministers and preachers became the leaders against the discrimination
• Martin Luther King Jr. Helped to lead the movement for racial equality