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# Module 6: The Civil Rights Movement (1950s - 1960s) * **The Era of Jim Crow (1870-1905):** * Laws to segregate society and separate whites from blacks. * "Separate but equal" * 13th Amendment - abolished slavery * 14th Amendment - equal protection of the laws * **1915 - 1944:**...

# Module 6: The Civil Rights Movement (1950s - 1960s) * **The Era of Jim Crow (1870-1905):** * Laws to segregate society and separate whites from blacks. * "Separate but equal" * 13th Amendment - abolished slavery * 14th Amendment - equal protection of the laws * **1915 - 1944:** * Formation of the Ku Klux Klan * Violence and terror against anyone deemed to not be of the same race * Mainly against blacks * The Tulsa Race Massacre, May 31st – June 1st, 1921, saw widespread violence and destruction of black-owned businesses * **Origins of the Civil Rights Movement:** * American experience in the Second World War * The Holocaust * Black soldiers participated in every part of the war * **Development of Black Colleges:** * Provided better opportunities for blacks to get education and employment * Gave them time to think and get involved in their communities