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How Did Harriet Tubman And Ruby Bridges Change The Civil Rights Movement

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Rosa Parks, Harriet Tubman, and Ruby Bridges changed the civil rights movement and segregation forever; it will never be the same because of them. African Americans wanted to end racial discrimination and gain the right to vote and wanted to do everything whites can do. The African Americans wanted to end/change the Jim Crow Laws.The Jim Crow Laws were in place so African Americans and whites do not have to use the same places. Some examples were segregation took place were in local bathrooms, movie theaters, and doctors offices and in many more places. The laws outlawed segregation and in public places (The Civil Rights Movement). The Civil Rights Movement was occurring mostly in the south. The civil rights movement was frightening for some
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