Civil Rights
Movement -
English 11 HN
, What Was the Civil Rights Movement?
-An uprising for African American equal rights
-Against racial segregation in the United States
-Led by African Americans
-Forms: sit-ins, boycotts, protest marches, freedom rides, lobbying government
officials for legislative action
-Faced opposition (bombings, beatings, arrests, assassinations)
-Results: secured legal protection of rights and freedoms for African Americans,
and brought large changes in law and public practices, shaping future
generations
Movement -
English 11 HN
, What Was the Civil Rights Movement?
-An uprising for African American equal rights
-Against racial segregation in the United States
-Led by African Americans
-Forms: sit-ins, boycotts, protest marches, freedom rides, lobbying government
officials for legislative action
-Faced opposition (bombings, beatings, arrests, assassinations)
-Results: secured legal protection of rights and freedoms for African Americans,
and brought large changes in law and public practices, shaping future
generations