The Civil Rights Movement

What was the civil rights movement?

• A movement to have more schools in the 1950s and 1960s

• A movement for equal wages in the 1950s and 1960s

• A movement to end discrimination and segregation in the 1950s and 1960s

What challenges did the Civil Rights Movement face?

• They were courageous and dedicated.

• They were attacked and arrested.

• They lost their jobs.

What were the Jim Crow laws?

• Laws that made society equal.

• Laws that enforced segregation among races.

• Laws that made people do more work.

What is a boycott?

• An organized rally for civil rights

• An organized refusal to participate or buy something

• An organized way to buy things

Who was an influential leader in the Montgomery Bus Boycott?

• Martin Luther

• Muhammed Ali

• Rosa Parks

What was the March on Washington?

• A huge protest at the National Mall in Washington, DC where Martin Luther King Jr. gave his famous "I have a dream" speech

• A&M University students refused to give up their seats on a segregated bus in Tallahassee

• Four African American college students started a sit-in campaign at a segregated lunch counter.