Beginners of the Civil Rights Movement

Television's Role in the Civil Rights Movement:
​​​​​​​Shedding Light on Unseen Problems
and Causing Social Change

Beginnings of the Civil Rights Movement

Protestors in Washington D.C. in 1963. Image courtesy of Literary Hub. 

     Civil Rights progressed greatly during the 1950s with different movements, such as desegregating public schools through Brown v. Board of Education, and desegregating public transportation through the Montgomery Bus Boycott.

Rosa Parks is arrested by the Montgomery Police. Image courtesy of Black Past.

Linda Brown on the steops of the Lincoln Memorial. Image courtesy of All for Excellent Education.  

     This led to the rise of prominent figures such as Martin Luther King Jr. and Rosa Parks. ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

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