Lesson 55 of 84 · U.S. History
⭐ 30 XP🏰 History KeepThe Civil Rights Movement
The Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s fought to end racial segregation.
🎯 Your mission
Figure out how this changed the world.
⚡ The twist
The same event looks different depending on who's telling the story.
Mind = Blown
🤯 Cleopatra lived closer in time to the moon landing than to the building of the pyramids.
Then & Now
🕰️ People still argue about this. Now you'll see why.
The Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s fought to end racial segregation. Leaders like Martin Luther King Jr. used nonviolent protest to demand equality and justice.
Key Facts
Timelines show events in order.
Cause and effect explain why things happen.
Oral histories preserve community stories.
Timeline
Brown v. Board of Education: school segregation declared unconstitutional
Martin Luther King Jr. gives the 'I Have a Dream' speech
The Civil Rights Act is signed
Check Your Understanding
Question 1
1 of 2Which is a secondary source?
Why this still matters
Every road sign, every flag, every holiday — there's history hiding inside.
Stretch Challenge
Try this in real life this week.
Ask a grown-up what the world looked like when they were your age.
For the dinner table
“What's something from history you wish you could see in person?”
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