The United States of America was founded with the belief that all men are created equal, however segregation and racism divided our nation. In 1861, a bitter war broke out in the United States, threatening to tear the country apart. During the Civil War, which lasted until 1865, the nation fought over the issue of slavery, and other issues. In the end President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, giving more than three million slaves their freedom. …showed first 75 words of 626 total…

…showed last 75 words of 626 total…were not easy. He and his family were often in danger. Some people didn't agree with Dr. King's ideas about using nonviolence to gain equality for black people. The Civil Rights Movement of the 1960's, led by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., changed our nation forever. All over our country, people of all races are able to play together and work together because Dr. King had a dream, that all men would be treated equally