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about the civil rights
although everyone no matter skin color was granted equal rights, black people still had to protest for their real rights because they were still being segregated by not using the same restrooms, attending school, etc. -
Rosa Parks involvement in the Civil Rights Movement.
Rosa Parks was one of the first black woman to protest for her rights. She refused to give her bus seat away to another white passenger. It was illegal to tell a white person no so she ended up getting arrested for her act. -
civil rights movement
during the civil rights movement, black people still had to protest for their proper rights. -
Fights for the rights
Although the civil war ended almost a century before the civil rights movement, racist laws were still into effect to where Black people weren't granted equal opportunity. -
protesting for their rights
They then started protesting for their rights to show how it wasn’t fair the life they’re living. They wanted to show how their opinions matter just as much as anyone else’s opinion. -
act of 1964
civil rights and labor law in the United States that outlaws discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. -
the end of the civil rights movement
1968 was the final year of the segregation movement -
freedom of the races
all races, sexes, and religions, were technically all free and segregation was eliminated. -
act of 1968
prohibits discrimination concerning sale, rental, and financing of housing based on race, religion, national origin, or sex. -
Martin Luther King Jr involvement with Civil Rights movement
Martin Luther King Jr gave his famous “I Have A Dream” speech August 28th, 1968 to show what he wishes America would be like with equal rights and equal opportunities. Soon after he was assassinated for speaking about black freedom.
