The Civil Rights Movement In The 1960's
The commencement of the civil rights movement occurred in the early 1950s and 1960s. It was a movement with the goal to gain and secure legal equal rights for African Americans in the United States. African Americans struggled for social justice in the U.S for several decades.
Despite the abolishment of slavery during the Civil War, discrimination against blacks was still alive. African Americans continued to endure racism and violence against them. This began the civil rights movement, the fight for equality over the span of two long decades. The origins of the civil right movement can be taken all the way back during World War II. African Americans were low wage farmers, servants, and factory workers during the 1940s. However, during the war, African Americans were not given the opportunity of better jobs or pay. They were also continuously discouraged from joining the military too. Until June 1941, President Franklin Roosevelt issued the executive order 8802. The executive order opened national defense jobs and other various government jobs to all Americans, regardless of race or ethnicity. During World War II, there were multiple successful campaigns that pressured the federal government to end slavery. Organizations such as the …show more content…
They were determined to change bus service for African Americans. Blacks often had to give up their seats to white passengers who boarded the bus after black passengers did, but their requests went unnoticed. Not until Rosa Parks, an NAACP activist refused to give up her seat to a white man on December 1, 1955. Rosa Park was arrested and this led to a bus boycott that involved mostly all of the black community. Many leaders of the Montgomery Improvement Association were arrested and violence erupted towards blacks once again. After about a year, the Supreme Court finally ruled in favor of the desegregation of
Despite the abolishment of slavery during the Civil War, discrimination against blacks was still alive. African Americans continued to endure racism and violence against them. This began the civil rights movement, the fight for equality over the span of two long decades. The origins of the civil right movement can be taken all the way back during World War II. African Americans were low wage farmers, servants, and factory workers during the 1940s. However, during the war, African Americans were not given the opportunity of better jobs or pay. They were also continuously discouraged from joining the military too. Until June 1941, President Franklin Roosevelt issued the executive order 8802. The executive order opened national defense jobs and other various government jobs to all Americans, regardless of race or ethnicity. During World War II, there were multiple successful campaigns that pressured the federal government to end slavery. Organizations such as the …show more content…
They were determined to change bus service for African Americans. Blacks often had to give up their seats to white passengers who boarded the bus after black passengers did, but their requests went unnoticed. Not until Rosa Parks, an NAACP activist refused to give up her seat to a white man on December 1, 1955. Rosa Park was arrested and this led to a bus boycott that involved mostly all of the black community. Many leaders of the Montgomery Improvement Association were arrested and violence erupted towards blacks once again. After about a year, the Supreme Court finally ruled in favor of the desegregation of