Segregation During the Civil Rights Movement Skill: Compare & Contrast
Background Info… During the Civil Rights Movement, Black and White Children were not allowed to go to school together. Black Schools were very overcrowded at this time.
Overcrowded Schools Chicago 1963
Blacks were not allowed to go to White libraries, so they got their books from a Bookmobile.
Black Bookmobile 1950 s
Blacks and Whites were not allowed to drink out of the same drinking fountain.
Drinking Fountains
Black and Whites were not allowed to go to the restroom together.
Restrooms
Blacks and Whites were not allowed to ride the bus together.
Buses
Now let’s take a closer look. . .
Compare & Contrast Compare: Tell how things are alike or similar Contrast: Tell how things are different
Compare and Contrast Black Schools and White Schools • How are they alike? • How are they different?
Take a look at this picture, the White school is on the top and the Black school is on the bottom.
Using this graphic organizer, tell how Black and White schools were alike and how they were different. . . Compare & Contrast Black Schools White Schools ALIKE DIFFERENT
Thanks to so many people who fought during the Civil Rights Movement, we now can do everything together!