In 1964, The Civil Rights Act was passed, it outlaws the discrimination of people because of their race, religion, sex, or national origin. The Civil Rights movement was at its highest point in the 1950’s to 1960’s. Men, women, and children were segregated from schools, buses, bathrooms, and much more. Some people thought segregation was okay, mainly white people, but then there were white people and African Americans who fought for equal rights for everyone. They reached their goals of everyone being equal through legal means, negotiations, petitions, and having non violent protest. During this time there were leaders of this movement, Martin Luther King Jr. and Rosa Parks are some of the people that made a difference during the movement.
