Resistance To The Civil Rights Movement

There were many civil rights activists, men, women, and children during the 1960’s who fought, bled and died for fighting against social injustices upon the African American community, during a time of what we call the Civil Rights Movement. Many actions had to take place in order for the black American’s to feel as though they mattered and contributed to the economy as much as white Americans. Civil resistance, boycotts, petitions, sit ins, inner city riots, freedom rides, voting registration organizing, and march’s were all well strategized actions leading to great results that the African American into today’s society can enjoy living the America Dream. There are many successful black lawyers, Doctors, educators, and political figures,
U.S History Openstax p. 845. Segregation consisted of, public separation, and school separation. The separation was done with signs indicating “Whites Only” and “Colored Only”. Moreover, there were many instances were black students wanted to attend the elite schools, but the schools were for whites only. Due to the Brown V. Board of education decision On May 17, 1954, the U.S. Supreme Court delivered its verdict, ruling unanimously that racial segregation in public schools violated the 14th Amendment’s mandate of equal protection of the laws of the U.S. www.History.com/topics/black-history/black-history-milestones. This ruling has shaped all black American’s in todays society, due to the fact that not only are all people are allowed to be educated with whomever they choose to, but all people are allowed to received the best quality of education, no matter what color they are. There were separations in public affairs and amenities. Blacks were not allowed to eat in white owned restaurants and neither were they allowed to sit on the buses where ever they choose to sit. “On February 1, 1960, four black students from the Agricultural and Technical College in Greensboro, North Carolina, sat down at the lunch counter in a local branch of Woolworth’s and ordered coffee. Refused
Though many protesters were arrested for trespassing, disorderly conduct or disturbing the peace, their actions made an immediate impact, forcing Woolworth’s among other establishments to change their segregationist policies”. US History Openstax p.873, www.History.com/topics/black-history/black-history-milestones. In addition, this has not only allowed blacks the right to enjoy themselves at any good restaurants, but also allowed black owned restaurants to become successful, with the integration of all people. Furthermore , Rosa Park’s refusal to give her seat to a white male has also played a significant role in the shaping of the Africa American culture with dealing with segregation and where the African American people are today. “On December 1, 1955. Rosa Parks of Montgomery, Alabama, refused to give up her seat to a white bus rider, thereby defying a southern custom that required blacks to give seats toward the front of buses to whites. When she was jailed, a black community boycott of the city’s buses began. The boycott lasted more than a year”, with Martin Luther King Jr. leading