Moments that were never forgotton from the Civil Rights Movement

When we think of the Civil Rights movement, Martin Luther King Jr. , Rosa Parks and Malcom X come to our mind as well as other famous African Americans that made a differrence. It all started from Truman that signed the Executive Order in 1981 , that states that all people are treated equally. This became the start of the Civil Rights movement. On December 1st, 1955 Rosa Parks sat in front of a bus and wouldn't give up her seat to a white man. The Montgomery black community started a riot and didn't ride the bus for a little more than a year. In September of 1957, nine black students wanted to try going to an all white high school, but weren't allowed to enter. Today these children are known as the Little Rock Nine. A couple years after that incident, on February 1st , at a lunch counter four black students began a "sit-in". After this incident it became effective all around including swimming pools, parks, theatres and libraries all throughout the south. Some turning points today definetely include our first African American president. Back in the 1950's no one would never think America would be even able to have an African American president. Fortunately this has changed history, and brought more possibilities for African Americans all around the Country.



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