Civil Rights movement
The montgomery bus boycott leader
Rosa Parks
What are Civil Rights?
Laws that protect people
Where were Black people required to sit on buses?
Back of the bus
How did African Americans protest in the 1950s?
Peacefully
Was being free and being equal the same thing
NO it was not the same thing
How did protesters respond when police came?
They remained peaceful
What was the term for keeping races separated?
Segregation
What was a "sit-in"?
A peaceful protest at white-only lunch counters
What happened to people who broke Jim Crow Laws?
Went to jail or was beaten
Which public places were segregated?
Restaurants, schools, and many other places
Who was a big leader in the civil rights movement
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
When did slavery end for African Americans?
1865
How long did African Americans struggle to gain their Civil Rights?
Over 100 years
How were conditions different in the North?
Better but still segregated
What happened if white people wanted bus seats where Black people were sitting?
They had to get up and stand
Were facilities for Black and white people equal under Jim Crow Laws?
No, but they claimed to be "separate but equal"
Name 3 places that black people could not go
White only diners, swimming pools, movie theathers
What did Black people have to do in Alabama before they could vote?
Take a tricky reading test
What did the Jim Crow Laws state?
Black people had to use separate bathrooms
How did they behave at a sit in
They behaved quietly and politely
What years did this movement happen
1865-1960's
What was the main goal of the Civil Rights Movement?
To gain equal rights
How did segregation affect education?
Black and white children attended separate schools
What were the nine people called in Alabama
The Little Rock Nine
Who was Ruby Bridges
The first black person to attend an all white school