Discrimination And Racial Segregation In The 1960's

During the 1950s and 1960s, many African Americans were treated with discrimination and racial segregation due to the “Jim Crow” Laws which segregated blacks from being at certain places with white people (Civil Rights Movement). This inequality angered many African Americans as they began to protest for their civil rights and equality, turning it into the Civil Rights Movement. The fight for freedom was a long and rough journey, but they were able to put an end to segregation in public places and banned employment discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex or national origin.
The cause of the Civil Rights Movement was because of segregation in public areas such bathrooms, schools, buses, drinking fountains and etc. Also, inequality in jobs and racial discrimination played a huge role in causing the movement. The “Jim Crow” Laws mandated “separate but equal” status for African Americans, therefore they “required that public schools, public facilities, e.g., water fountains, toilets, and public transportation, like trains and buses, have separate facilities for whites and blacks. These laws meant that black people were legally required to attend separate schools and churches, use public bathrooms marked “for colored only,” eat in a
During the Montgomery Bus Boycott, many African Americans refused to ride city buses to protest segregation due to the arrest of Rosa Parks, who refused to give up her seat to a white passenger. The purpose was to end racially segregated seating in buses. Finally, in November of 1956, the “US Supreme court declared that segregation on public buses was unconstitutional, and the boycott was brought to an end” (The Montgomery Bus