Pretend that you are preparing a television documentary about the civil rights movement during the ...

Answer: Many important events and people played parts in the civil rights movement. Among the events would be the sit-ins and freedom rides organized by SNCC, the protest march and subsequent police brutality in Birmingham, Freedom Summer, and the urban riots from 1966-1968. Among the influential people were Martin Luther King, Jr., who advocated nonviolent protest; Malcolm X, who wanted to separate from white society; and Stokely Carmichael, who led the Black Power movement. Also important to discuss are JFK's vocal support for civil rights but failure to accomplish much, as well as the legislation passed during the Johnson administration: Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Voting Rights Act of 1965.