The Social Movement: The Civil Rights Movement

A social movement is the gathering of many people to support a specific cause. No social movement united people quite like the Civil Rights Movement. During this period millions of African Americans band together to fight for their civil liberties and equal treatment. Though some tactics for achieving these goals were different, The Civil Rights movement marks a major turning point in African American history. In this era, some of the most well known African American activists, such as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. And Rosa Parks made their debut as well as many political changes that would shape the course of African American history. A movement cannot cause change with just a few people. There were many others that provided major contributions
The schools that received the lowest amount of financial assistance were located in the less affluent areas. This problem became a growing concern for many people. Although this problem was more prevalent in the South, it was not only restricted to the Southern states. Within the South, the ideology that was indoctrinated was that in order to keep the natural order of society, African Americans should be keep uneducated. An educated African American could become a danger and a threat to the way of life for many whites in the
This concept was never fully applied in its entirety in the South. The separation of races was not equal. This included public schools and colleges. Civil rights leaders believed it was time to put an end to this law. One person who was a supporter of the Civil Rights Movement was an attorney by the name of Thurgood Marshall. In 1938, he became the top legal advisor of the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People). After his own experiences with racial discrimination, Marshall focused his attentions on racial equality in higher education. It was blatantly obvious that the South had no equal facilities in higher education. No black colleges offered any courses that led to a Ph.D. Only two colleges offered medical courses. They also did not offer engineering or architecture. Law could only be studied at one or two black colleges. This is an example of the micro aggression “Ascription of intelligence “ because these colleges are basing their intelligence on their race. On the other hand, such courses could be found in various whites-only colleges. Marshall led the campaign to correct this under the law with a foolproof campaign using the Supreme Court and previously stated directives. To succeed, he simply highlighted the key points written in the Constitution. The rulings were just the start of future