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The Civil Rights movement was a movement created by African Americans to end segregation, and discrimination in education/ employment, and have equal rights overall.

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The Civil Rights Movement started in Montgomery, Alabama when Rosa Parks was arrested for refusing to move to the back of the bus.

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Martin Luther King Jr is one of the most prominent figures in the Civil Rights movement. Mlk is most known for his nonviolent approach for Civil Rights. He was a pastor and activist who would organize and promote protests.

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Malcolm X was the child of migrants and he lived in Milwaukee and Michigan. In 1946 he went to prison and here he converted to Islam. After getting out of prison he became a teacher and an orater spreading Islam. He believed in self determination, black nationalism, and armed self defense.

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SNCC aka the Students Nonviolent Coordinating Committee of students who fought for Civil Rights mostly in the South. Ella Baker along with students created this organization in 1960 and it was dedicated to using nonviolent and direct action tactics to challenge racial segregation.

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This movement began as far back as the 1600's, but was recognized in the 1950's and 60's.

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Montgomery Bus Boycott (1955)- This boycott was a civil rights protest in which African Americans refused to ride city busses in Montgomery. This protest lasted 381 days and ended when the Supreme Court declared segregation on busses unconstitutional.

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Little Rock 9 (1957)- The Little Rock Nine were the first African American students to enter Little Rock High School which was previously an all white school.

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Greensboro Sit in(1960)- This was a protest in Greensboro, North Carolina. 4 Young African Americans staged a sit in at a Woolsworth lunch counter. The policy at this lunch counter was to refuse service to anyone who wasn't white. They were denied service and the police came. The four stayed put and the next day even more students came. These sit ins spread throughout the country.

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The government helped overturn segregation laws in the south. They also passed the Civil Rights act of 1964 which prohibited discrimination on the basis of race, sex, color, religion, and national origin. Additionally, they passed the Voting Rights act of 1965 which outlawed discriminatory voting practices. On the other hand, Southern states opposed the movement and the Governments legislation.

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Overall the Civil Rights Movement was successful. Although discrimination did not fully go away. With the legislation passed people were not able to discriminate as openly and there were punishments for people who discriminated others.

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https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/the-greensboro-sit-in
https://www.archives.gov/milestone-documents/voting-rights-act#:~:text=This%20act%20was%20signed%20into,as%20a%20prerequisite%20to%20voting.
https://kinginstitute.stanford.edu/encyclopedia/malcolm-x
https://www.nonviolent-conflict.org/us-civil-rights-movement-1942-1968/#:~:text=The%20movement%20helped%20spawn%20a,in%20housing%2C%20education%20and%20employment.
https://nmaahc.si.edu/explore/stories/little-rock-nine
https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/montgomery-bus-boycott