2. People who have Changed Attitudes in America Taunja Chappell Beech Springs Intermediate School Fall 2003

3. Click on one of the people from the Civil Rights Movement. Credits Page Home Instructional Plan

4. Jackie Robinson Racial integration in professional sports was quite uncommon in Jackie Robinson’s day. In fact, it was unheard of. Jackie Robinson became the first African American to play in major league baseball. Robinson began his professional career playing for the Dodgers in 1947. Jackie Robinson retired from baseball in 1957, but continued to actively work for racial equality for the remainder of his life.

5. James Meredith On October 1, 1962 James Meredith was the first African American to enroll in the University of Mississippi. Meredith was only allowed to enroll after a court order forced the university to accept him. There was a great deal of rioting taking place in and around the university. For protection, Meredith was escorted by federal officials. After graduating, Meredith began a civil rights march – “The March Against Fear.” Soon after the march began, Meredith was shot and killed. Other civil rights activists continued the march in his memory.

6. Thurgood Marshall Thurgood Marshall was the first African American to serve on the United States Supreme Court. Marshall served from 1967 to 1991. Thurgood Marshall was a very liberal justice. He felt that it was the government’s duty to provide education, legal services, and access to courts – regardless of whether the people could afford to pay for them.

7. Rosa Parks Rosa Parks was arrested in December of 1955 in Montgomery, Alabama. She was riding a city bus home from work when she refused to give up her seat to a white person. The African Americans in Montgomery decided to boycott the cities' buses. The boycott, which was led by the reverend, Martin Luther King Jr. was so successful that it lead to the 1956 Supreme Court ruling banning segregated buses.

8. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. made numerous contributions to the Civil Rights Movement. He led the bus boycott in Alabama; He participated in lunch counter sit-ins, and supported other nonviolent protests such as marches and picket lines. King was arrested several times for his civil disobedience. The course of the American Civil Rights Movement was successful in changing the attitudes and laws due largely to the actions of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

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10. Music Credits Did You See Jackie Robinson Hit the Ball: http://www.alpha-music.de/5804049.html http://www.alpha-music.de/5804049.html If You Missed Me at the Back of the Bus Keep Your Eyes on the Prize I Ain’t Scared of Your Jail Oh Freedom Pete Seeger: We Shall Overcome: The Complete Carnegie Hall Concert Historic Recording of June 8, 1963

11. Thanks Thank you to the Library of Congress for making this interactive experience possible. Thank you to the Library of Congress for making this interactive experience possible.