Posted: June 9th, 2015

“How did the civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s leave a lasting impression on America?”

“How did the civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s leave a lasting impression on America?”

This page contains several important links to historical data necessary to put a study of race and ethnicity in Americain context

Write a summary of the events, and participating organizations and persons, leading up to the MontgomeryBus Boycott, and from the time of the boycott through to the death of Martin Luther King, Jr., in 1968.
Include events evolving as part of the movement, itself, as well as laws that were passed as an outgrowth of the movement
When you have completed the above part of the assignment, record your thoughts on the lasting legacy of the civil rights movement in terms of changed attitudes, actions, and legislation regarding race.