Dbq Civil Rights
Pat Leone
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Throughout history, minorities have been stripped of rights and privileges by the majority because of a sense of superiority from the majority. Two examples of these groups are the women who participated in the Suffrage movement and the African Americans who were part of the civil rights movement of the 50’s and 60’s. While bot movements shared similar goals and used similar methods to achieve these goals, the two movements had many differences between them in their actions and how they achieved their goals. The Civil rights movement in the 50’s and 60’s shared many similar goals and methods with the women’s suffrage movement of the 1800’s and early 1900s. One example is both had speakers and influential figures of both movements give speeches to during the movement. Many would gather to hear someone like Susan B Anthony speak on the hardship she faces due to the fact that she is a female (Doc. 1). This is similar to the way that many would gather to hear speeches from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. during the civil rights movement. Another similarity that the Civil Rights Movement shares with the Suffrage movement is that both would hold peaceful marches to further get their point across to others (Doc. 3b). It is shown in the document that woman marched with signs showing why they needed suffrage. The final similarities that the two movements share is their similar goals, the Civil Rights movements sought equality for African Americans, while the Suffrage movement sought equality for women, the goal of both was to achieve equality for a certain minority group. While there were many similarities between the two movements, there were also many differences. One of the major differences was that in the Civil Rights movement, African Americans were not just seeking the right to vote, they sought to gain the basic rights they felt every person deserved, the sought to finally not be viewed as blacks, but to have everyone be viewed as a
Per.2
Throughout history, minorities have been stripped of rights and privileges by the majority because of a sense of superiority from the majority. Two examples of these groups are the women who participated in the Suffrage movement and the African Americans who were part of the civil rights movement of the 50’s and 60’s. While bot movements shared similar goals and used similar methods to achieve these goals, the two movements had many differences between them in their actions and how they achieved their goals. The Civil rights movement in the 50’s and 60’s shared many similar goals and methods with the women’s suffrage movement of the 1800’s and early 1900s. One example is both had speakers and influential figures of both movements give speeches to during the movement. Many would gather to hear someone like Susan B Anthony speak on the hardship she faces due to the fact that she is a female (Doc. 1). This is similar to the way that many would gather to hear speeches from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. during the civil rights movement. Another similarity that the Civil Rights Movement shares with the Suffrage movement is that both would hold peaceful marches to further get their point across to others (Doc. 3b). It is shown in the document that woman marched with signs showing why they needed suffrage. The final similarities that the two movements share is their similar goals, the Civil Rights movements sought equality for African Americans, while the Suffrage movement sought equality for women, the goal of both was to achieve equality for a certain minority group. While there were many similarities between the two movements, there were also many differences. One of the major differences was that in the Civil Rights movement, African Americans were not just seeking the right to vote, they sought to gain the basic rights they felt every person deserved, the sought to finally not be viewed as blacks, but to have everyone be viewed as a