The Civil Rights Movement
By Cecily Tachell
Turning Point In American History
Plans of Action
The spark that started off the protesting in the black community happened after a black woman by the name of Rosa Parks was arrested due to refusing to give up her seat on the bus for a white man. She ended up influencing and encouraging other black and some white people to challenge the society for their share for equal rights. The black population began a protesting called the Montgomery Bus Boycott which led to businesses losing money due to black's never using the bus to go shop at the stores, etc. Most of the black population used the buses and when they refused to ride them, it caused havoc in the white society which was a very useful tactic during that time period.
A strategy that the U.S Supreme Court used in order to promote equal rights for all men, was the integration of the nine black kids into the Little Rock school in Arkansas. The kids were considered "The Little Rock Nine" and they were escorted by the 101st Airborne Division into Little Rock to insure safety. This strategy enforced America to become more integrated in our educational systems and political issues.
Rosa Parks
The Montgomery Bus Boycott
Little Rock Nine
UNSUNG HEROES
Ella Baker
Claudette Colvin
We Shall Not Be Moved By MAVIS STAPLES
We'll Never Turn Back
We Shall Not Be Moved
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like a tree that's planted by the water
we shall not be moved
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like a tree that's planted by the water
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union is behind us
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just like a tree that's planted by the water
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we're fighting for our freedom x2
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like a tree that's planted by the water
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fighting for our children
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we're fighting for our children
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like a tree that's planted by the water
we shall not be moved
black and white together
we shall not be moved x2
just like a tree that's planted by the water
we shall not be moved