welcome to kids academy [Music] hello let's get started on the lesson people come in many shapes colors and sizes we are all special in our very own way [Music] did you know that some years ago people were treated unfairly because they were different [Music] people were forced to live in different communities based on skin color this was called segregation [Music] black children and white children were not allowed to go to the same schools [Music] because of segregation laws people of different colors could not eat at the same restaurants [Music] civil rights activists wanted to change
these unfair laws an activist is a person who works hard to make changes happen in society during the 1950s buses were segregated one passenger sat in the front while black passengers sat in the back one day a brave woman named rosa parks refused to give up her seat to a white passenger when she disobeyed she was arrested and sent to jail her courage led to the montgomery bus boycott in 1955 a boycott is when people stop using a service in order to create change during the montgomery bus boycott people who supported rosa decided to stop
riding buses and walk instead this gained the attention of american lawmakers bus segregation was soon outlawed in 1956. martin luther king jr was also an activist and leader in the civil rights movement he led many marches and gave many speeches about equal rights for all his most famous speech was called i have a dream later martin luther king jr won the nobel peace prize for his successful efforts the civil rights act of 1964 ended segregation laws in america people could now live work and eat wherever they wanted [Music] the civil rights movement changed the way
people live together in america let's review segregation is when people are separated from one another people in america were once segregated based on skin color black and white people were not allowed to live in the same communities or sit next to one another on the bus activists such as rosa parks and martin luther king jr were leaders in the civil rights movement they wanted equal rights for all people an activist is a person who works hard to make changes happen in society a boycott is when people stop using a service in order to create change
the montgomery bus boycott led to the end of bus segregation in 1956 the civil rights act of 1964 ended segregation laws in america people could now live work and eat wherever they wanted [Music] thanks for watching goodbye subscribe to our channel to stay updated on new videos find links to our apps in the comments below
