Three Key Events In The Civil Rights Movement

" I refuse to accept the view that mankind is so tragically bound to the starless midnight of racism and war that the bright daybreak of peace and brotherhood can never become a reality... I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word" said Martin Luther King Jr on his acceptance speech, for the Nobel Peace Prize on December 10, 1964 for the success of equality for all. The Civil Rights Movement was a popular movement that help s African Americans equal access and opportunities for the basic privileges and rights as a U.S. citizen. The Movement can be traced back to the 19th century, and it's ending was in the 1950s and 1960s. Also, The Civil Rights Movement also spurred the reemergence of the Supreme Court, in its role as protector of individual liberties against majority power. The three critical key events in the Civil Rights Movement from WW II until 1964 are James Meredith becomes the first black student to enroll at the University of Mississippi, March on Washington, and President Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Born in Mississippi in 1933, James Meredith was raised on a farm with nine siblings. James joined the military after high
The most sweeping civil rights legislation since Reconstruction. The Civil Rights Act prohibits discrimination of all kinds based on race, color, religion, or national origin. The law also provides the federal government with the powers to enforce desegregation.This act was a major game changer to the people have been discriminated for their race, color, and religion. First time mention by President John F. Kennedy, strong opposition from the southern states members of Congress and was then signed by Kennedy’s successor, Lyndon B. Johnson. In subsequent years, Congress expanded the act and also passed additional legislation aimed at bringing equality to African Americans, such as the Voting Rights Act of