Study Guide - Civil Rights Movement
Quick Review Sheet
⭐ Main Goal of the Civil Rights Movement
The Civil Rights Movement worked to end segregation and give Black Americans equal
rights.
Important Vocabulary
Civil Rights​
Rights that all citizens should have, like voting and equal treatment.
Segregation​
Keeping people of different races separate in places like schools, buses, and restaurants.
Desegregation​
Ending segregation so all races can share the same places.
Boycott​
Refusing to buy or use something to protest unfair treatment.
Nonviolent Protest​
Peaceful protesting without fighting.
Important People to Know
Martin Luther King Jr.
●​ Believed in peaceful protest
●​ Led marches and speeches
●​ Gave the famous “I Have a Dream” speech
Rosa Parks
●​ Refused to give up her seat on a bus
●​ Started the Montgomery Bus Boycott
Ruby Bridges
●​ One of the first Black students to attend an all-white school
●​ Helped desegregate schools
Thurgood Marshall
●​ Civil rights lawyer
●​ Helped end school segregation in Brown v. Board of Education
●​ First Black Supreme Court Justice
Important Events
Montgomery Bus Boycott (1955)
Black citizens stopped riding buses to protest segregation.
March on Washington (1963)
Large protest where Martin Luther King Jr. gave his “I Have a Dream” speech.
Important Laws
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Made segregation illegal in public places.
Voting Rights Act of 1965
Protected the right to vote for Black Americans.
Ways People Protested
People used peaceful protests such as:
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Marches
Sit-ins
Boycotts
Speeches
Refusing to follow unfair laws
Why School Desegregation Was Important
School desegregation allowed students of all races to attend the same schools.