Civil Rights Movement (feb 5, 1954 – nov 23, 1968)

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The Civil Rights Movement was a cry for social justice and equality for African Americans who wanted equal rights under the law. After Reconstruction, blacks were given rights such as protection under the law, but they were still greatly discriminated against. Under Jim Crow laws, blacks were subjected to segregation and the term “separate but equal” was constantly used. Things were not equal though. Blacks could not use the same public facilities as whites, go to the same schools, or even live in the same neighborhoods. A famous case in the Civil Rights Movement was Brown vs. Board of Education, where the Supreme Court that segregation in the school system was unconstitutional. In 1964, the Civil Rights Act was signed into law, and it stated that there could not be any discrimination because of race, color, religion, or nationality. Throughout this time, many inspiring figures arose such as Martin Luther King Jr. and Rosa Parks.

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