Greensboro Sit In
English III Honors-3
1 April 2014
Greensboro Sit-In African Americans during the decade, 1950 to 1959, were treated differently from what they are treated now a days. During the decade 1950 to 1959, they were treated as second class people who were always lower than whites no matter the situation. During the decade 1950 to 1959 sports, education, and other entertainment played a major part of the United States economy. The Greensboro sit in lead by four freshmen who went to NC A&T University made a big change to the civil rights movement during the late 1950s such as getting restaurants to give service to both blacks and whites with no violence included, giving blacks more courage to go out and protest to get equal rights for everyone, and brought forth the equal rights of everyone no matter the race, gender, or social status. Throughout the decade from 1950 to 1959 peoples loved sports. “Unlike many areas of society in this decade, athletes were a diverse group” (Bradley). Meaning in the decade, athletes were considered a totally different group. Sports like baseball and American football began to become popular throughout the United States. During this decade, popularity was not based off of people’s social status, but the ability of individuals. So, athletes like Jackie Robinson, Roy Campahella, and Frank Gifford were became very poplar during this decade. Education changed dramatically from 1954 to 1955 because of the court case Brown V. Board of Education. “In 1954, Chief Justice Earl Warren and other members of the Supreme Court wrote in Brown v. the Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas that separate facilities for blacks did not make those facilities equal according to the Constitution” (Bradley) In this court case was consisted of five separate cases that the U.S. Supreme Court heard. These court cases were concerning the issue of the segregation in public schools if it was constitutional or not. In this court case the supreme justice
1 April 2014
Greensboro Sit-In African Americans during the decade, 1950 to 1959, were treated differently from what they are treated now a days. During the decade 1950 to 1959, they were treated as second class people who were always lower than whites no matter the situation. During the decade 1950 to 1959 sports, education, and other entertainment played a major part of the United States economy. The Greensboro sit in lead by four freshmen who went to NC A&T University made a big change to the civil rights movement during the late 1950s such as getting restaurants to give service to both blacks and whites with no violence included, giving blacks more courage to go out and protest to get equal rights for everyone, and brought forth the equal rights of everyone no matter the race, gender, or social status. Throughout the decade from 1950 to 1959 peoples loved sports. “Unlike many areas of society in this decade, athletes were a diverse group” (Bradley). Meaning in the decade, athletes were considered a totally different group. Sports like baseball and American football began to become popular throughout the United States. During this decade, popularity was not based off of people’s social status, but the ability of individuals. So, athletes like Jackie Robinson, Roy Campahella, and Frank Gifford were became very poplar during this decade. Education changed dramatically from 1954 to 1955 because of the court case Brown V. Board of Education. “In 1954, Chief Justice Earl Warren and other members of the Supreme Court wrote in Brown v. the Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas that separate facilities for blacks did not make those facilities equal according to the Constitution” (Bradley) In this court case was consisted of five separate cases that the U.S. Supreme Court heard. These court cases were concerning the issue of the segregation in public schools if it was constitutional or not. In this court case the supreme justice
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