Civil Rights Movement for Kids: A History with 21 Activities

Civil Rights Movement for Kids: A History with 21 Activities — page 5
world Black college students show heroism and determination as they move into leadership roles alongside their elders If Not Us Then Who ask the Freedom Riders of Chapter 4 Black and white old and young the Freedom Riders put their lives on the line as they challenge segregation in buses waiting rooms and restaurants Chapter 5 describes people across the South Standing up for Freedom from the 1963 Children's Crusade in Birmingham to Selma's Bloody Sunday in March 1965 By day civil rights demonstrators stood up to fire hoses and police dogs By night civil rights leaders fell victim to midnight assassins lurking on dark streets and hiding in bushes In 1963 the March on Washington celebrated the Civil Rights Movement Chapter 6 I Have a Dream describes the march and the steady progress of the dream of justice for all The great march celebrated the movement and claimed its rightful place in the center of the American political scene Chapter 7 Praying with My Feet examines the religious roots of the Civil Rights Movement People from diverse reli gious traditions came together in the movement agreeing that each of their religions required a moral commitment to justice and equality Chapter 8 You May Be Killed focuses on the Freedom Sum mer of 1964 Hundreds of young men and women streamed south to work in a massive voter registration campaign That summer had barely begun when the prophetic warning of the chapter title was tragically fulfilled for three young men in Mis sissippi Chapter 9 The Struggle Continues focuses on the multiple civil rights movements active at the beginning of the twenty first century Although the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s won great victories African Americans still continue to seek an end to prejudice and discrimination based on racism Other groups seeking justice both in this country and around the world have been inspired by their