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The Civil Rights Movement changed history because of their protests. They made Americans (both black and white) see the unfairness and cruelty that African-Americans experienced.

Remember that in these decades, television was a new technology and this allowed Americans to see what was going on in their country.

Look at the major events again and see how many impressive historic events happened between 1960-1964.

And look where we are today...

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In 1964 President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act which outlawed discrimination in the South.

In 1965 the Voting Rights Act was passed which allowed African-Americans to vote.

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Both black and white activists protested.

Examples:

They marched together, had gatherings. boycotted buslines, restaurants, places that segregated the races. Students at universities gathered and held speeches. Most protests were non-violent.

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As you know, the background for the Civil Rights Movement can be found in America’s history. The African-Americans (black people) became an inferior race because they were slaves in the beginning. In the South things were really bad (think of the Jim Crow laws, Emmett Till,KKK and the movie Mississippi Burning).

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The Civil Rights Movement:A movement in America that fought for racial equality through protests all over America.

Even though the movement started

before the 19503 and 19603 these are the decades people talk about and remember when they speak of The Civil Rights movement.