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THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT
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THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT
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THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT
A struggle for social justice
- 14th Amendment: Black people have equal protection under the law. (1868)
- 15th Amendment: Black men have the right to vote. (1870)
- Jim Crow laws.
- What black people couldn’t do.
ROSA PARKS
The Montgomery Bus Boycott
Segregation laws at the time stated black passengers must sit in designated seats at the back of the bus.
The Montgomery Bus Boycott was a civil rights protest during which African Americans refused to ride city buses in Montgomery.
MARCH ON WASHINGTON
"I have a dream"
August 28, 1963
Civil Rights Act of 1964
it ended segregation in public places and banned employment discrimination on basis of race color, religion, sex and national origin
BLACK LIVES MATTER
An international social movement that fights racism and anti-black violence.