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IMPROVING THE LIVES OF BLACK PEOPLE THROUGH
AWARENESS, KNOWLEDGE AND EDUCATION
IMPROVING THE LIVES OF BLACK PEOPLE THROUGH
AWARENESS, KNOWLEDGE AND EDUCATION
AAASM.ORG
IMPROVING THE LIVES OF BLACK PEOPLE THROUGH
AWARENESS, KNOWLEDGE AND EDUCATION
IMPROVING THE LIVES OF BLACK PEOPLE THROUGH
AWARENESS, KNOWLEDGE AND EDUCATION
| AAASM Black History Research Project |
| Civil Rights Movement 1955 - 1968 |
Martin Luther King, Jr. was one of the main figures in the Civil Rights Movement. He was born in 1929 and
eventually led and influenced millions through his espousal of non-violent protest against segregation and
racial discrimination. King was assassinated in 1968.
The Civil Rights Movement was at a peak from 1955-1965. Congress passed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and
the Voting Rights Act of 1965, guaranteeing basic civil rights for all Americans, regardless of race, after nearly
a decade of nonviolent protests and marches, ranging from the 1955-1956 Montgomery bus boycott to the
student-led sit-ins of the 1960s to the huge March on Washington in 1963.
The Montgomery Bus Boycott
Sit-Ins
Freedom Riders
Birmingham
The March on Washington
Mississippi and Freedom Summer
Selma
eventually led and influenced millions through his espousal of non-violent protest against segregation and
racial discrimination. King was assassinated in 1968.
The Civil Rights Movement was at a peak from 1955-1965. Congress passed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and
the Voting Rights Act of 1965, guaranteeing basic civil rights for all Americans, regardless of race, after nearly
a decade of nonviolent protests and marches, ranging from the 1955-1956 Montgomery bus boycott to the
student-led sit-ins of the 1960s to the huge March on Washington in 1963.
The Montgomery Bus Boycott
Sit-Ins
Freedom Riders
Birmingham
The March on Washington
Mississippi and Freedom Summer
Selma
| 1960 Civil Rights Movement SEE VIDEO FROM THIS TIME PLAY NOW |
