It was a victorious attempt. Lincoln was able to end slavery in the young United States of America for good. But that’s not where it ended for the poorly treated African Americans. A fairly long time after the Civil War, African Americans still had to face discrimination. Example would be not being able to use a certain water fountain, if one at all. Rosa Parks sat in the front of a bus, when “colored people” are only allowed in the back. When a white person who was apparently the dominant person asked her to move, she did not. This is part of the chain of events that sparked the 1960’s Civil Rights Movement. She was arrested for not listening to the white person. Martin Luther King Junior wanted freedom and an end to segregation and discrimination. He led friendly protests, boycotts, and helped to achieve the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The Civil Rights Act outlawed discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. Martin Luther King Junior also received a Nobel Peace Prize in 1964 for his a collective work that led to the end of
It was a victorious attempt. Lincoln was able to end slavery in the young United States of America for good. But that’s not where it ended for the poorly treated African Americans. A fairly long time after the Civil War, African Americans still had to face discrimination. Example would be not being able to use a certain water fountain, if one at all. Rosa Parks sat in the front of a bus, when “colored people” are only allowed in the back. When a white person who was apparently the dominant person asked her to move, she did not. This is part of the chain of events that sparked the 1960’s Civil Rights Movement. She was arrested for not listening to the white person. Martin Luther King Junior wanted freedom and an end to segregation and discrimination. He led friendly protests, boycotts, and helped to achieve the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The Civil Rights Act outlawed discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. Martin Luther King Junior also received a Nobel Peace Prize in 1964 for his a collective work that led to the end of