Civil Rights Movement The Civil Rights Movement was a social movement in U.S for equal rights and treatment of American- Africans in the U.S. as well as to end segregation and ban discrimination. The Civil Rights Movement during the 1950’s and 60’s was one of the most successful social movements of black Americans to gain equal rights as whites (Lawson‚ 1991). This movement was a leading challenge to segregation‚ separating blacks and whites. The cause for the civil right movement was the school
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When one thinks about the civil rights movement‚ the first name that comes to mind is Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. He contributed greatly to the advancement of African American people in the U.S.; however‚ in the case of the Birmingham Campaign‚ it was a collective group effort from numerous local leaders and MLK that peacefully protested for‚ and eventually gained‚ the rights that all American citizens deserve. Few mention the efforts of local leaders like Fred Shuttlesworth’s work with Project
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Selma to Montgomery‚ 1965 * In June 1963‚ Medgar Evers‚ the NAACP Mississippi field secretary‚ was shot and killed in front of his home. * In 1964‚ SNCC workers organized the Mississippi Summer Project to register African Americans to vote in the state‚ wanting to focus national attention on the state’s racism. * SNCC recruited Northern college students‚ teachers‚ artists‚ and clergy to work on the project. They believed the participation of these people would make the country concerned
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Independence Movement‚ civil disobedience has been among us for so long‚ and each society is able to build off its predecessors’ mistakes.Henry Thoreau inspired generations to come in his essay‚ “Civil Disobedience”‚ and the effect of it was widespread.In fact‚ while in jail‚ Mahatma Gandhi picked up a copy of Thoreau’s essay and was able to utilize the tactics discussed by Thoreau to successfully challenge Britain’s control over India.That movement created a template itself as the Civil Rights movement
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The way of Martin Luther King Martin is a great person who lead African Americans to achieve the civil right among all people. Why Matin Luther King want get the beneficent of civil right among all people? What is civil right? In my opinion‚ civil right is the right given by the law so that all citizens ships can enjoy equally. Otherwise‚ the opponent of civil right is called discrimination. People could discriminate people among races. People could discriminate people because of disease or
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served as a meeting place for civil rights leaders exploded. On September 15‚ 1963 a bomb exploded before Sunday morning services. Four young girls were killed during the explosion and many others was badly injured. Outrage over the incident with the four young girls’ deaths sparked violence that clashed between protesters and police. The march from Selma to Montgomery is important because it gave black African Americans a reason to fight for their rights to vote as an American citizen. The event led
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During the time of the African American civil rights movement‚ there were many speakers that influenced the decisions made on behalf of this country. Memorable speakers conveyed their ideas through passion and conviction while appealing to mass audiences. Martin Luther King Jr.‚ a black American‚ fought for civil rights in a passive manner through speeches such as “I Have A Dream” which showed the evidence of segregation but the inability for civil rights to backslide‚ and the need for unity
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Civil Rights is a movement that promoted equal rights and treatment of African Americans. Lincoln freed them during the civil war. Just because there were freed‚ granted them equal rights. The sought out equal rights towards the end of the 19th century during the progressive era and their attempts failed. After WWII their efforts were renewed and the movement gained attention again. The African American Leaders 1890-1920s and 1950s-1960s both used nonviolent ways of approaching their goals; however
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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was an amazing leader and activist for the American civil rights movement. He did not only stand up for African American rights he stood for equality and love. Through the tuff trials and tribulations‚ he marched with love and for one main purpose which was for to unite all creeds and have equal right despite the pigment of our skin. What Dr. Martin Luther King Jr did was influential‚ incomprehensible and inspiring to see and hear about. Even though some of Dr. Martin Luther
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African Americans are a big part of the American society. There are many of them who have made either a positive or negative impact on the American society. One of them is African American civil rights leader‚ Malcolm X. He was a major 20th-century spokesman for Black Nationalism. Malcolm X was born as Malcolm Little on May 19‚ 1925‚ in Omaha‚ Nebraska. His father was a Baptist minister and was an outspoken follower of Marcus Garvey who was the Black Nationalist leader in the 1920s who advocated
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