Civil Rights Movement Civil rights: right to vote, right to equal treatment, right to speak out.

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Civil Rights Movement Civil rights: right to vote, right to equal treatment, right to speak out

Civil War Fought against slavery At end of Civil War: 13th Amendment: slavery illegal 14th Amendment: 15th Amendment:

Life in 1950s Segregation: separation of people with different races or ethnic backgrounds Segregation in… Schools Buses Bathrooms Restaurants

Brown vs. Board of Education Segregation of schools Linda Brown, a 3rd grader, lived in Topeka, Kansas Education wasn’t as good at the segregated schools Case went to Supreme Court

Montgomery Bus Boycott Montgomery, Alabama Rosa Parks, a 42 year old woman, just finished working at a department store She paid her fare, and sat down in the “black section” of the bus After the “white only” section filled, she was ordered to give her seat to a white person…and she refused

Freedom Riders Rode buses through segregated United States. Wanted to test new laws against segregation People against segregation attacked and arrested Freedom Riders.

March on Washington Wanted to support a new bill to end segregation. Martin Luther King, Jr. gave “I Have a Dream” speech

Gains and Losses Civil Rights Act of 1964– banned segregation in schools, workplaces, and public places such as restaurants and theaters Voting Rights Act in 1965—made it illegal to prevent or hinder citizens from voting because of their racial or ethnic background

Gains and Losses (cont’d.) Sadly, Martin Luther King Jr was assassinated in 1968 MLK Jr’s work encouraged Mexican American and Women’s groups to fight for equal rights as well