History The Civil Rights Movement Questions
Some significant events during the Civil Rights Movement include:
1. Brown v. Board of Education (1954): The Supreme Court ruling that declared segregation in public schools unconstitutional.
2. Montgomery Bus Boycott (1955-1956): A year-long protest against racial segregation on public buses in Montgomery, Alabama, led by Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King Jr.
3. Little Rock Nine (1957): Nine African American students who were enrolled in Little Rock Central High School in Arkansas, facing intense opposition and violence from white segregationists.
4. Sit-ins (1960): Nonviolent protests where African American students sat at segregated lunch counters, demanding equal treatment and an end to racial discrimination.
5. Freedom Rides (1961): Activists who rode interstate buses into the segregated southern United States to challenge the non-enforcement of Supreme Court rulings.
6. March on Washington (1963): A massive civil rights demonstration in Washington, D.C., where Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his famous "I Have a Dream" speech.
7. Civil Rights Act of 1964: Landmark legislation that outlawed discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin, and ended segregation in public places.
8. Voting Rights Act of 1965: Legislation that aimed to overcome legal barriers at the state and local levels that prevented African Americans from exercising their right to vote.
9. Selma to Montgomery March (1965): A series of marches led by civil rights activists, including Martin Luther King Jr., to protest the denial of voting rights for African Americans in Alabama.
10. Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. (1968): The murder of the prominent civil rights leader, which sparked riots and further intensified the movement for racial equality.