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Unit 8 – Civil Right Movement

 

Overview of Unit: The civil rights movement gained momentum from the Supreme Court’s 1954 ruling on school desegregation. The success of the Montgomery Bus Boycott showed the effectiveness of peaceful protest in ending racial discrimination. It also transformed Martin Luther King Jr. into a prominent figure in the struggle for civil rights. In this chapter you will learn how some Americans worked to expand civil rights and equality for all American. However, many Americans continued to oppose racial equality.