Civil Rights
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- African American's across the country started their fight for Civil Rights in the 1950's, and it lasted for over 20 years until they were finally granted more equality.
- We deserve equal rights in this country!
- I will not give up my seat just because I am a Black woman!
- The push for Civil Rights began when Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on the bus to a white man.
- Martin Luther King gave his famous I have a Dream speech to push for the end of racism and the start of equal treatment for all individuals.
- A major turning point in the Civil Rights Movement was the Supreme Court Case Brown vs. Board of Education.
- This case stated that racial segregation in public schools was unconstitutional.
- In 1963, thousands of people gathered in Washington DC to protest and advocate for an end to segregation, and equal rights for all.
- We want equality! We want basic rights in our country!
- We finally have been granted the rights we deserve!
- The Reconstruction Amendments were passed between 1865 and 1870, granting citizenship and more rights to all people, regardless of race or gender.
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