Civil Rights-America’s History

A brief introduction to important events.

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Unequal Treatment

• Children who were black were not allowed to play with white children- they even went to separate schools.

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Martin Luther King, Jr. was a great leader. He used peaceful ways to get equal treatment for

black Americans.

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Rosa Parks did not move to the back of a bus or stand so that a white man could

have her seat.

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Soon black Americans were given equal treatment. This happened because many

people stood up for what was right.

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Malcolm X gave many speeches and encouraged people to stand up for their rights

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Check Your Knowledge

• Martin Luther King, Jr. was a violent man

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Rosa Parks was brave and didn’t move on the bus

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That’s Right

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It took many people to get equal rights for black

Americans

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Some Useful References

• Check out these books:

• Happy Birthday, Martin Luther King, by Jean Marzolla • This Is Like That Martin Luther King Guy, by Barbara James

Thomson Martin’s Big Words: The Life of Martin Luther King, Jr.,Rappaport, Doreen.

• And some web sites• Pocantico’s Tribute to Black History

Month.<http://www2.lhric.org/pocantico/bhm/bhm.htm>. • Black History Month

<http://www.jeannepasero.com/blackhistory.html> .MLK, JR Rosa Parks

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