The Civil Rights Movement
Duncan Carmichael
Martin's Dream Is Forever
People holding a banner, while marching in protest for civil equality
Separate- but equal?
a comparison between white and colored schools during the sixties, showing how little colored people had
I AM A MAN
these men are holding signs showing that they are just as human as the white men, who put them down
Washington
This picture is one of the march on Washington, when African-Americans came from all across the country to protest and hear speeches
Martin Luther King Jr.
This is a picture of MLK Jr. before the "I Have A Dream" speech, he is waving to the cheering crowd
Selma
This is a picture of some protesters in Selma, Alabama
5 Facts
Brown v. Board- began to break segregation by stating that segregating schools was unconstitutional
Rosa Parks, was arrested for failing to give up her seat to a white passenger, sparking the Montgomery Bus Boycott
MLK Jr. spoke his "I Have A Dream" speech at the Washington Monument to a crowd of 250,000
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was signed into law by Lyndon B. Johnson, and was called for by John F. Kennedy.
The assassination of MLK Jr. caused even more support for the civil rights movement
Why?
The civil rights movement always interested me, especially the assassination of Martin Luther King, which occurred two days after my birthday, April 3rd, And the Idea of a civil protest seems difficult to complete