The Civil Rights

Movement 1945-1980

What are civil rights?

the rights of citizens to political and
social freedoms and equality.

Voting

education

equality under the law

civil rights movement

The civil rights movement was a
protest movement against racial
discrimination and segregation.
Voting education equality end discrimination

discrimination
Unfair treatment of a particular person or group

of people.

Segregation
African Americans and Hispanics were forced to have
separate schools, transportation, restaurants, and
parks.

In your own words:

Explain the goals of the Civil Rights Movement
KEY WORDS & IDEAS

Civil Rights
Protest
Equality
Discrimination

African
Americans
Segregation
Prejudice

Sentence Starter:
The goal of the Civil Rights
movement was to end
___________ and fight for
_______________.

NAACP:
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

The NAACP used the

courts to challenge
segregation and
discrimination.
Lulu Belle Madison White
worked with NAACP for
equal rights for African
Americans.
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Freedom Rides
Bus trips from north to
the south to protest
segregation.
The Freedom Riders
were recruited by
James Farmer and his
group the Congress of
Racial Equality (CORE)

In your own words:

How did Civil Rights Groups spread their

ideas?
KEY WORDS & IDEAS

Civil Rights
Protest
Equality
Discrimination

African
Americans
Segregation
Court system

Sentence Starter:
Civil Rights leaders used
____________ Rides to protest
____________. The NAACP also
used the ___________.

Lbj takes action

We have talked long enough in this
country about equal rights. We have
talked for one hundred years or more.

It is time now to write it in the books of

law.
-President Lyndon Johnson
1963-1969

In your own words:

Explain president LBJs message in the quote
above.
KEY WORDS & IDEAS

Civil Rights
Laws
Equal Rights
Discrimination

African
Americans
Segregation
Court system

Sentence Starter:
In his quote LBJ is expressing
his belief in passing ________ to
help achieve ______________.

Civil Rights Act of 1964

Passed by President Lyndon
B. Johnson it outlawed
discrimination based on
race, color, religion and sex.
It ended racial
segregation in schools, at
the workplace and
public places.

Civil Rights Act of 1964

Led to African American voter

registration to increase!

In your own words:

What happened as a result of the Civil Rights

Act of 1964?
KEY WORDS & IDEAS

Civil Rights
Protest
Equality
Discrimination

African
Americans
Segregation
Court system

Sentence Starter:
After the Civil Rights Act was
passed African American voters
_____________. The practice of
__________ was ended.

Brown v. Board of Education

Court case that decided
segregated schools were
unconstitutional

Effect: Racial integration

of schools across the
country
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Equal Rights for Women

Jane McCallum and Oveta Culp Hobby worked to get
women the right to vote.

Women earned this rights

with the passage of the
19th amendment

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Civil rights leaders!

For the remaining time:
1.Work with your partner to
read the Civil Rights Times
Readings.
2.Use this information to fill
out your Civil Rights
Leaders booklet!
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