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  Civil Rights Movement was a world 

wide political movement for equality 

before the law occurring between 1950 

and 1980.

  The Civil Rights Movement helped create 

racial equality in the United States. Racial 

separation was challenged many times in 

court (ex: Brown VS. Board of Ed, Plessy 

VS. Ferguson). The court ruled in favor of 

separation as long as the facilities were 

equal. In fact, they were not.The Civil 

Rights Movement helped create racial 

equality in the United States. 

  The Civil Rights Movement helped create 

racial equality in the United States. Martin 

Luther King Jr. was an American activist and a 

prominent leader of the Civil Rights 

Movement. He preached non-violence, saying 

that if you fight back, you have justified the 

violence toward you. He is most famously 

known for his "I have a dream" speech, which 

he delivered in 1963 in Washington D.C. The 

Civil Rights Movement helped create racial 

equality in the United States.

  The Civil Rights Movement helped create racial 

equality in the United States.Rosa Parks was a 

Civil Rights Activist who, in 1955, refused to 

give up her seat on a public bus to a white man. 

She was arrested after. Following her release 

from jail she participated in the Montgomery Bus 

Boycott in Alabama, which is said to have 

sparked the Civil Rights Movement. The Civil 

Rights Movement helped create racial equality in 

the United States.

The Civil Rights Movement helped create racial 

equality in the United States. Black Power 

Movement grew as the Civil Rights Movement 

grew as well. The Black Power Movement was 

never an established movement, yet it changed 

black and white relations in the U.S. and how 

blacks saw themselves. The Black Power 

Movement was a complex event that ultimately 

transformed society and cultural throughout the 

United States. The Civil Rights Movement 

helped create racial equality in the United 

States.

The Civil Rights Movement helped create racial 

equality in the United States. The Greensboro Sit 

in of February 1st, 1960 sparked a series of 

peaceful protests a t an all white restaurant. Four 

African American students of North Carolina 

A+T college sat at a counter and refused to leave 

until they were served. The very next day the 

counter was full of 24 students who took part in a 

second sit in. The chaos eventually led to the 

closure of the restaurant. The Civil Rights 

Movement helped create racial equality in the 

United States.

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