Question

Please answer the following question in paragraph form (7 Sentences). Any questions not answered in paragraph form will result in a ZERO! Any answers copied straight from the internet will result in a ZERO! MAKE SURE YOU INDENT!! Any paragraphs not indented, will result in a ZERO!!
Essential Question:
Who participated in the Civil Rights Movement? How did they participate? Why were people willing to risk their safety to participate in the Civil Rights Movement? How did the Civil Rights Movement change the United States?

Answer 1

Answer:

The civil rights movement was a struggle for justice and equality for African Americans that took place mainly in the 1950s and 1960s. It was led by people like Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X, the Little Rock Nine and many others. 1964's voter registration drive mobilized black people in Mississippi. In this extract from a new oral history, participants recall the south's bigotry. That same month, civil rights workers were putting their lives on the line. You participate in society; you're responsible for what society does. Through nonviolent protest, the civil rights movement of the 1950s and '60s broke the pattern of public facilities' being segregated by “race” in the South and achieved the most important breakthrough in equal-rights legislation for African Americans since the Reconstruction period (1865–77).

Explanation:

I googled this. RESTATE THIS BC I DONT WANT YOU TO GET A ZERO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Answer 2

Answer:

Explanation:

    The civil rights movement took place in the 1960s and the 1950s.  Martin Luther King Jr. led the civil rights movement with his famous speech, "I have a dream!".  It was a struggle for African Americans due to the segregation laws.  He was willing to risk his safety because he believed that everyone was equal.  Rosa parks was also involved when she refused to give up her seat to a white woman.  The Civil Rights Movement changed how whites and blacks can use the same restroom, stores, and attend the same schools.  It made the United states not be so harsh on African American people by realizing they are people too!