Introduction to the US Civil Rights Movement

How much do you already know about the US Civil Rights Movement?

• Nothing

• A little

• I know some famous names and events

• I know quite a bit

What does the American flag look like?

What is the capital of the United States of America?

• Los Angeles

• San Andreas

• New York

• Washington D.C.

Name THREE US states that you know.

When did the Civil Rights Movement happen in the US?

• The 1700s

• The 1800s

• The 1900s

• The 2000s

Who is this?

• Malcolm X

• W. E. B. Du Bois

• Emmett Till

• Martin Luther King

Who is this?

• Malcolm X

• W. E. B. Du Bois

• Emmett Till

• Martin Luther King

Who is this?

• Malcolm X

• W. E. B. Du Bois

• Emmett Till

• Martin Luther King

How would you feel?

You are on your break in school.

You go to the water fountain closest to Mrs Tosh’s room to fill up your water bottle.

Other pupils and teachers physically stop you, shout at you and say you are not allowed to use that water fountain.

How would you feel?

The school toilets have just been refurbished.

They now include free toiletries, chewing gum and Dyson hand dryers.

Only girls are allowed into these new upgraded toilets.