Civil Rights Leaders

This worksheet is designed for students in Grades 4, 5, and 6 to build a strong understanding of the Civil Rights Movement by connecting influential leaders to their key actions and achievements. Students read short descriptions of major Civil Rights figures and match each one to the correct leader from a word bank. To succeed, learners must recognize how specific accomplishments-such as court cases, protests, voting rights activism, and school integration-relate to individual leaders.

The worksheet highlights the work of Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks, Ruby Bridges, Thurgood Marshall, Medgar Evers, Ella Baker, A. Philip Randolph, and Fannie Lou Hamer.

Skills Reinforced

• Key Figures of the Civil Rights Movement (Grades 4-6) – Identify leaders and understand their roles in advancing equality.
• Matching Details to Individuals – Connect accomplishments and actions to the correct historical figure.
• Understanding Activism & Social Change – Recognize different methods of protest, leadership, and advocacy.
• Critical Thinking & Historical Reasoning – Analyze clues to determine which leader best fits each description.

Instructional Support

• Teacher-Created Resource – Designed by educators to support social studies and literacy integration.
• Clear, Focused Descriptions – Emphasize major contributions without overwhelming detail.
• Builds Background Knowledge – Strengthens familiarity with influential people and events.
• Supports Discussion – Works well as a lead-in to deeper lessons on civil rights and equality.
• Flexible Use – Ideal for social studies units, literacy blocks, independent practice, review, or assessment.
• No-Prep Format – Print-and-go worksheet for classroom or homeschool settings.

This printable worksheet helps students recognize the courage, leadership, and impact of key Civil Rights figures. By matching leaders to their contributions, learners develop stronger historical understanding, attention to detail, and appreciation for the individuals who played vital roles in the fight for equality.

This worksheet is part of our Civil Rights Movement Worksheets collection.