History's Role In The Civil Rights Movement
Civil Rights
Civil rights throughout history played an intricate role in many if not all aspects of society. Economically, socially, and politically the civil rights movement has impacted today’s society. Certain events are considered landmark events in the civil rights movement because they changed the course of the civil rights movement as well as the course of history. The Supreme Court case Brown vs The Board of Education, and Malcom X’s Ballot or Bullet speech played key roles in the success of the civil rights movement. Arnold Hirsch’s article on the Massive Resistance in the Urban North, and Leon Litwack’s article “Fight the Power” provided detailed accounts of what it was like during the civil rights movement. Brown vs. The …show more content…
(1964). The Ballot or the Bullet. Retrieved from Digital History : http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/disp_textbook.cfm?smtID=3&psid=3624
Malcolm X, was an African-American Muslim minister and human rights activist. Malcolm was one of the most influential African American voices of the 21st century. "The Ballot or the Bullet" is the name of a speech given by Malcolm. In the speech Malcolm told black Americans to exercise their right to vote (ballot), he warned the government if they continued to prevent blacks from attaining full equality, it might be necessary for them to use violence (bullet).
While acknowledging that he was still a Muslim, Malcolm sought to unify that the African American race as a whole regardless of religious beliefs to form a more powerful voice. Malcolm X noted that 1964 was an election year, a year "when all of the white political crooks will be right back in your and my community, with their false promises which they don 't intend to keep”. He accused the Democrats of playing a political game using black Americans as its victims. These quotes in the speech by Malcolm X show a discreet contrast to other civil rights leaders, instead of working alongside the politicians of the time, the politicians of the time were the problem. The Ballot of Bullets shows that Malcolm X wanted African Americans to attain their own power, not to be satisfied with the little power the white political system was willing to give them. This speech …show more content…
the board of education was a Supreme Court decision first argued December 9th 1952, the re argued December 8th 1953, and then decided on May 17th 1954. This decision held that "separate but equal" no longer held a place in American society. In his majority opinion chief justice Warren stated that "in the field of public education the doctrine of separate but equal has no place. Separate educational facilities are inherently unequal". In the courts opinion education was no were near as important in 1896, when the decision in Plessy vs Ferguson was made as it was in society during the 50 's. In the society of the 1950 's schooling was required to hold a job, learn some type of moral and cultural values, and for a human being to function on a very basic
Civil rights throughout history played an intricate role in many if not all aspects of society. Economically, socially, and politically the civil rights movement has impacted today’s society. Certain events are considered landmark events in the civil rights movement because they changed the course of the civil rights movement as well as the course of history. The Supreme Court case Brown vs The Board of Education, and Malcom X’s Ballot or Bullet speech played key roles in the success of the civil rights movement. Arnold Hirsch’s article on the Massive Resistance in the Urban North, and Leon Litwack’s article “Fight the Power” provided detailed accounts of what it was like during the civil rights movement. Brown vs. The …show more content…
(1964). The Ballot or the Bullet. Retrieved from Digital History : http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/disp_textbook.cfm?smtID=3&psid=3624
Malcolm X, was an African-American Muslim minister and human rights activist. Malcolm was one of the most influential African American voices of the 21st century. "The Ballot or the Bullet" is the name of a speech given by Malcolm. In the speech Malcolm told black Americans to exercise their right to vote (ballot), he warned the government if they continued to prevent blacks from attaining full equality, it might be necessary for them to use violence (bullet).
While acknowledging that he was still a Muslim, Malcolm sought to unify that the African American race as a whole regardless of religious beliefs to form a more powerful voice. Malcolm X noted that 1964 was an election year, a year "when all of the white political crooks will be right back in your and my community, with their false promises which they don 't intend to keep”. He accused the Democrats of playing a political game using black Americans as its victims. These quotes in the speech by Malcolm X show a discreet contrast to other civil rights leaders, instead of working alongside the politicians of the time, the politicians of the time were the problem. The Ballot of Bullets shows that Malcolm X wanted African Americans to attain their own power, not to be satisfied with the little power the white political system was willing to give them. This speech …show more content…
the board of education was a Supreme Court decision first argued December 9th 1952, the re argued December 8th 1953, and then decided on May 17th 1954. This decision held that "separate but equal" no longer held a place in American society. In his majority opinion chief justice Warren stated that "in the field of public education the doctrine of separate but equal has no place. Separate educational facilities are inherently unequal". In the courts opinion education was no were near as important in 1896, when the decision in Plessy vs Ferguson was made as it was in society during the 50 's. In the society of the 1950 's schooling was required to hold a job, learn some type of moral and cultural values, and for a human being to function on a very basic