INTERACTIVE EVENT GUIDE

By: Erin Silberman, Lia La Valle, Emaline Sara

The Civil Rights Museum

These were all very important moments during the civil rights movement that helped contribute to the status of African Americans in society.

In this museum you will learn about

-Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott -Greensboro Sit-Ins -Black Power Movement and Malcolm X -Freedom Riders -Brown vs. Board of Education

Overview

Rosa Parks and people in Montgomery Alabama were part of this boycott. In 1955-56, Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white man and got arrested, blacks in Montgomery boycotted buses because of this.

This shows how well-known the boycott was

This picture shows all the people that are walking instead of taking the bus.

Rosa got arrested for sitting in the front of a bus and refusing to get up, sparking the boycott

Rosa Parks And The Montgomery Bus Boycott

Room 01

In Greensboro NC in 1960, 4 black college students sat at lunch counters in diners until they got service. Eventually, more people did the same until the diners cared more about staying in business than not serving them.

This shows how the protest grew from 4 people to lots more

This shows the people sitting at the counters waiting to be served.

This shows the four people going to protest and they are proud to be going.

Greensboro Sit-Ins

Room 02

Led by Malcolm X in the mid 1960s in Greenwood Mississippi, the african americans in this movement wanted violence and was more in support of african americans than segregation.

This shows how they protested for their rights.

This shows how people work together to support eachother.

This shows people embracing their African American culture.

Black Power & Malcolm X

Room 03

A group of civil rights activists, called the Freedom Riders, wanted to test whether they could sit wherever they wanted, eat in integrated dining rooms, etc. It started in Washington D.C. and ended in New Orleans. It took place during spring/summer of 1961

This shows that there was not only Black people but also other races.

This shows how any people supported them.

This shows the destruction caused by the bombing.

Freedom Riders

Room 04

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Brown sued a school in the south for violating Separate But Equal. This caused a court case in Topeka Kansas, 1954. Brown eventually won.

This shows that black teachers could teach white students

This shows the success of the court case

This shows how many children needed to be helped

Brown VS Board Of Education

Room 05