Unit+VIII

=__The Civil Rights Movement__=

Civil Rights

 * What people are able and allowed to do (by law).

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 * Food was les than a dollar.
 * Assuming the African Americans sat at the counters and the whites were seated at tables.
 * African American Cook/worker and a white waitress.

Main Idea:
African Americans students were seated at a counter to be seved food and once served they moved on. People who didnt like the behavior of the students would react in violence and sometimes students would be arrested and replaced by other students.

Jim Crow Laws- Segregations Sit-ins- Protesting the segregated lunch counters. Freedom Riders- White and black protestors March on Washington- Protest march for equal rights

=** C. Key Questions for our brief look at the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 60s (use info and links below for help): **= > ===__‍Who was Martin Luther King Jr. and what did he believe in?-__ He was one of the many black leaders during this era. he believed " that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed-- we hold these truthsto be self-evident, that all men are created equal. "=== > ===‍What were the key events of the Civil Rights Movement?=== > ===‍What strategies were used to accomplish the goals of the Civil Rights Movement?=== > ===‍What accomplishments were made?===
 * 1) ===__‍What is a civil rights movement?-__ A period in time where African Americans tried to gain their civil rights (Freedom)===
 * 2) ===__‍What were the main goals of the civil rights movement of the 1950s and 60s in America-__ The main goals were trying to obtain civil rights for African Americans by protesting.===