2. The Civil Rights Movement was a struggle for the African Americans against racial discrimination and to gain full citizenship. CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT

3. Back of the Bus Welcome Home Child of The Civil Rights Movement 3 BOOKS TO READ!

4. http://www.wartgames.com/them es/americanhistory.html http://gamequarium.com/blackhi story.html ACTIVITIES! Games :

5. pioneer in aviation; first African American woman with a pilot's license, first African American woman to fly a plane; first American with an international pilot's license. BESSIE COLEMAN

6. In 1884 she was asked by the conductor of the Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad Company to give up her seat on the train to a white man and ordered her into the smoking or "Jim Crow" car, which was already crowded with other passengers. Despite the 1875 Civil Rights Act banning discrimination on the basis of race, several railroad companies defied this congressional mandate and racially segregated its passengers. IDA BELL WELLS- BARNETT

7. On December 1, 1955 after a hard day at work, Rosa was riding the bus home when the driver asked her and three black men to move to make more room in the white section. The three men moved, but Rosa refused. A police officer came, arrested her and took her to jail. She was bailed out that evening. ROSA PARKS

8. Jackie Robinson was 28 years old when he broke into the Major Leagues, yet he still won the unified Rookie of the Year Award. http://www.history.com/topics/black-history-month/videos#jackie- robinson-changes-the-face-of-america JACKIE ROBINSON

9. Birmingham, Alabama, Sept. 15--A bomb severely damaged an African American church during Sunday school services, killing four black girls. EVENT

10. Washington, May 17 -- The Supreme Court outlawed racial segregation in public schools. EVENT

11. Montgomery, Alabama., March 25 -- The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. led 25,000 blacks and whites to the shadow of the State Capitol and challenged Alabama to put an end to racial discrimination. EVENT

12. http://history1900s.about.com/od/people/tp/famousafricanamericans.htm http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/02/01/celebrate-black-history- month/ http://www.biography.com/tv/classroom/about-black-history-month LINKS