10 Interesting Fact About The history of the Civil Rights Movement in the United States

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• The Civil Rights Movement began in 1954 after the Supreme Court's decision in the Brown case v. Board of Education which decides that racial separation in schools is not constitutional.
• In 1955, Rosa Parks refused to give his chair to a white man on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama, triggered a bus boycott for more than a year.
• In 1963, Martin Luther King Jr. Leading March on Washington and giving his famous speech I have a dream.
• In 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Civil Rights Law, banning racial discrimination in work, education, and public places.
• In 1965, Selma to Montgomery March was held to fight for voting rights for African-Americans.
• The Black Power Movement, which emphasizes the pride of Africa-American and economic ownership, emerged in the late 1960s.
• The feminist movement and LGBT rights are also influenced by the civil rights movement.
• Malcolm X, a famous activist in the civil rights movement, was once a member of the Nation of Islam before leaving and began to promote peace and unity between race.
• Civil rights movements affect popular culture, such as songs from Marvin Gaye and Stevie Wonder, as well as films like The Help and Selma.
• After the murder of Martin Luther King Jr. In 1968, the Congress decided to change the name of the main road in the city of Washington DC to Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue.