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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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It took many people to get equal rights for black
Americans
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After this question you are all done! Great Job!!!
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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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