The Emergence Of The Civil Rights Movement In 1954

Many slaves were led to believe that the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863 automatically granted their freedom. Fast forward a century later, African Americans were still stuck in a position where oppression, racial discrimination, and unjust laws overpowered their desires to be treated as free citizens. The emergence of the Civil Rights Movement in 1954 was the beginning of a pivotal time in the African American road to desegregation and equality. During this time, several women worked sedulously to cease the de jure laws that were created to promote inequality. While Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Rosa Parks are often credited for the movement’s success, Fannie Lou Hamer and Daisy Bates also played crucial roles in the meticulous