Summary
<p>Equality for all! In this BrainPOP movie, Tim and Moby introduce you to the American Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s. Find out what this movement was all about and why it was so important! Among other things, you’ll find out about the famous Brown v. Board of Education decision, and about what happened when Rosa Parks refused to give up her bus seat in Montgomery, Alabama. You’ll also learn about sit-ins, Freedom Rides, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and his leadership in the Civil Rights Movement. Its success has continued to inspire other groups--from union workers to the LGBTQ+ community--in their quest for equal treatment. America isn’t perfect, but if it ever is, we’ll know whom to thank! </p>
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Teaching resources
Discussion questions
A few questions to talk through after watching Civil Rights:
- What is one new thing you learned about civil rights?
- Can you explain it to a partner in your own words?
- Where might you see this in the real world?
- What is one question you still have?
Quick work-a-long
Try it:
- Write one sentence explaining civil rights.
- Draw or give one example of your own.