We Will Not Be Moved: The Protest Groups of the Civil Rights Movement
Learning Goal: Students will know the civil rights groups in the 1950s and 1960s as well as how these used social, political, and economic tactics to create change.
The Protest Groups
The leaders of the Civil Rights Movement did not act alone. The only way they could accomplish their goals was to work together. Below is a list of civil rights groups that were working for change throughout the 1950s and 1960s. Take some time to explore one of these on your own and we will compare them as a class after.
How would you reform today's society? I want you to think about events that are going on today and tell me how you would reform today's society to make it better for everyone.