What Happened After The Civil War

For several years after the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation negative attitudes towards African Americans carried on in the deep south. This made it very hard for African Americans to make a living after years of harsh slavery. Even going down to a local diner was nearly impossible without being harassed of attacked. The same is true for the next three events. The Bombing of Birmingham Church, The Integration of Central High school, and The Selma Marches. These three events will show the horror of the beginning of the Civil Rights Movement.
One of the key components that started the Selma Marches was The Bombing of Birmingham Church. This horrific event involved four girls during Sunday school. Little did they know the Ku Klux Klan had placed a bomb on the building and it ended up killing three of the girls and left one in critical condition. The day after the bombing one of the most cereal thing was said. "Birmingham is not a dying city; it is dead."(Cohen, The speech that shocked Birmingham). Shortly after that The Selma Marches took place. The
Racial tension is reaching a boiling point. You get up early to attend Sunday school. You finish up your studies and retreat to the basement to retrieve your gown when a loud “BOOM!” shakes the church. You struggle to escape the rubble as you see out of your eye one of the girls from your class lying on the ground motionless. Could you even imagen the idea that you could be getting ready for your church session to begin and you and your friends are thrust into a war zone? You were in one of the most holy places and that is where your friends lost there lives and were left in a critical condition. Even though this was an atrocity the civil rights movement bounced back even harder to avenge the Murder of these three innocent girls with one left in a critical condition. This helped the civil rights movement to get back on its feet after being stagnant for some