Civil Rights Movement
Summary
The Movement Begins
Nearly 100 years after the Civil War, the civil rights of
African Americans were limited by state laws and
discrimination. Some civil rights are the right to vote, the
right to equal treatment, and the right to speak out.
In the early 1950s, segregation was legal. Many Americans
believed it should not be. African Americans went to court
to end segregation. In 1954, the Supreme Court ordered the
desegregation of public schools. An Alabama law said that African Americans had to sit at
the back of the bus. In 1955 in Montgomery, Alabama, Rosa Parks refused to move to the back of a bus. She was
arrested. Her church organized a protest. African Americans boycotted the buses until buses were desegregated. This was the Montgomery Bus Boycott. Martin Luther King Jr. helped lead the boycott. He believed in nonviolent protest. He wanted people to fight back using peaceful actions. In
1956, the Supreme Court said that segregation on buses was illegal.
Civil Rights Victories
In 1960, African Americans held sit-ins in 54 cities. They sat at lunch counters that only served food to white people. They would not leave until they were served. In 1963, Congress was discussing a bill to end segregation. Martin Luther King Jr. and other leaders organized a protest march in Washington, D.C., to show support for the bill. The march on Washington got Americans to pay attention to the civil rights movement. President Lyndon Johnson worked with Congress to pass the Civil Rights Act of 1964. It banned segregation in schools, at work, and in public places. The Voting Rights Act of 1965 guaranteed citizens of all races and ethnic backgrounds the right to vote. In 1968, Martin Luther King Jr. was shot. People from allbackgrounds continued the struggle for civil rights.
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The Movement Begins
Nearly 100 years after the Civil War, the civil rights of
African Americans were limited by state laws and
discrimination. Some civil rights are the right to vote, the
right to equal treatment, and the right to speak out.
In the early 1950s, segregation was legal. Many Americans
believed it should not be. African Americans went to court
to end segregation. In 1954, the Supreme Court ordered the
desegregation of public schools. An Alabama law said that African Americans had to sit at
the back of the bus. In 1955 in Montgomery, Alabama, Rosa Parks refused to move to the back of a bus. She was
arrested. Her church organized a protest. African Americans boycotted the buses until buses were desegregated. This was the Montgomery Bus Boycott. Martin Luther King Jr. helped lead the boycott. He believed in nonviolent protest. He wanted people to fight back using peaceful actions. In
1956, the Supreme Court said that segregation on buses was illegal.
Civil Rights Victories
In 1960, African Americans held sit-ins in 54 cities. They sat at lunch counters that only served food to white people. They would not leave until they were served. In 1963, Congress was discussing a bill to end segregation. Martin Luther King Jr. and other leaders organized a protest march in Washington, D.C., to show support for the bill. The march on Washington got Americans to pay attention to the civil rights movement. President Lyndon Johnson worked with Congress to pass the Civil Rights Act of 1964. It banned segregation in schools, at work, and in public places. The Voting Rights Act of 1965 guaranteed citizens of all races and ethnic backgrounds the right to vote. In 1968, Martin Luther King Jr. was shot. People from allbackgrounds continued the struggle for civil rights.
http://www.eduplace.com/ss/socsci/books/content/ilessons/5/ils_gr5a_u8_c17_l3.pdf
Civil Rights Timeline
1954 - May 17 Brown v. Board of Education
1955 - Dec 1 Rosa Parks Montgomery bus strike last for more than 1 year
1957 - Sept Little Rock Nine
1960 - Feb 1 Woolworth sit in
Sept Ruby Bridges
1961 - May 4 Freedom Riders
1963 - April 16 MLK arrested
- May Firehoses on protesters televised
-June Medgar Evers killed
-July March on Washington
-Sept Church bombing
1964 - July 2 Civil Rights Act of 1964 signed
1965 - March March to Montgomery for voting rights
- Aug Voting Rights Act of 1965 signed
1968 - April 4 MLK assassinated
1955 - Dec 1 Rosa Parks Montgomery bus strike last for more than 1 year
1957 - Sept Little Rock Nine
1960 - Feb 1 Woolworth sit in
Sept Ruby Bridges
1961 - May 4 Freedom Riders
1963 - April 16 MLK arrested
- May Firehoses on protesters televised
-June Medgar Evers killed
-July March on Washington
-Sept Church bombing
1964 - July 2 Civil Rights Act of 1964 signed
1965 - March March to Montgomery for voting rights
- Aug Voting Rights Act of 1965 signed
1968 - April 4 MLK assassinated