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The Civil Rights Movement

Grade 5 social studies worksheet: Students identify major people and events of the civil rights movement and explain how they contributed to social and legal change. — 10 problems. No answer key — none needed for this sheet. The Civil Rights Movement. A civics worksheet.

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Grade: Grade 5
Subject: Social Studies
Pages: 3 · worksheet
Answer key: None — no key needed
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Class time: about 15 min

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1. What does the word 'segregation' mean?
2. In 1954, the Supreme Court decided that segregated schools were unconstitutional. What was the name of this important court case?
3. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. believed in nonviolent protest. What does 'nonviolent protest' mean?
4. In 1955, a woman refused to give up her bus seat to a white passenger in Montgomery, Alabama. Her arrest led to a year-long bus boycott. Who was this brave woman?
5. What was the goal of the Montgomery Bus Boycott that lasted from 1955 to 1956?
6. In 1963, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. gave a famous speech in Washington, D.C., where he shared his dream of equality. What change did this march help bring about?

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Grade 5 Social Studies — Students identify major people and events of the civil rights movement and explain how they contributed to social and legal change..

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