Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s: A Historic Journey

The Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s was a pivotal time in American history marked by significant events such as the Freedom Riders, University of Mississippi integration, Birmingham Campaign, March on Washington, Freedom Summer, Civil Rights Act of 1964, Selma to Montgomery March, and the emergence of more radical groups like the Black Panthers and Nation of Islam. Tensions rose as issues like affirmative action and the Civil Rights Act of 1968 came into focus, highlighting the fight for equality and justice.

• Civil Rights Movement
• 1960s History
• Equality Struggle
• Social Justice
• African American Rights

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1. Civil Rights of the 1960s: The Movement Continues

2. Freedom Riders Freedom Riders Freedom Riders https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zBY6gkpbTg Bull Connor Bull Connor

3. University of Mississippi, 1962 James Meredith Medger Evers 187px-James_Meredith University of Mississippi James Meredith

4. The Birmingham Campaign, 1963 lunch counter sit-ins boycotts marches high-pressure fire hoses police dogs

5. University of Alabama, 1963 George Wallace University of Alabama JFK

6. March on Washington, 1963 Martin Luther King, Jr. s Have A Dream I

7. Freedom Summer, 1964 Freedom Summer Freedom Summer Fannie Lou Fannie Lou Hanner. Hanner.

8. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 Civil Rights Act of 1964

9. The Selma to Montgomery March, 1965 right to vote John Lewis Voting Rights Act of 1965. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRwnXUbJdfg

10. Change was not happening quickly enough more radical groups emerged/gained momentum Black Panthers, 1966 The Black Panthers Huey Newton and Bobby Seale Nation of Islam, originally founded in 1930, reemerged in the 1960 s Nation of Islam Malcolm X

11. OtherIssues creating heightened tensions among whites and African Americans Kerner Commission, 1965 Affirmative Action racial "quotas"

12. Civil Rights Act of 1968 Civil Rights Act of 1964