Civil Rights Movement

Civil Rights Leaders

1

Who was a big leader in the civil rights movement

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. 

2

The montgomery bus boycott leader 

Rosa Parks

3

Unlike MLK, He believed African Americans should achieve equality by "any means necessary" 

Malcolm X

4

He was the first African American to serve not the U.S. Supreme Court 

Thurgood Marshall

Important Events

1

Where Martin Luther King Jr. gave his "I have a Dream" speech

March on Washington

2

The year long protest began when Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a bus.

Montgomery Bus Boycott

3

MLK Jr. wrote his famous "Letter from Birmingham Jail" during this major 1963 civil rights protests

Birmingham Campaign

4

The event in which the racial segregation in public schools was being fought for

Brown v. The Board of Education

Other Facts

1

What was being fought in the Civil Rights Movement 

Equality and Fairness for all people 

2

What year was MLK Jr. Assassinated

1968

3

What percentage of people approved of the Civil Rights Act

54%

4

What else other than Women Rights, Disability Rights, and Chicano movements were influenced by the Civil Rights Movement

LGBTQ+ Rights Movement