The attainment of Civil Rights by African-Americans was a result of inspiration and ideological guidance provided by African-American leaders but was mostly due to the planned legal actions carried out by organizations. Even though the leaders helped the publicity of the events‚ most of the work was done through local leaders who aided the advancement of Civil Rights. During the Civil Rights movement‚ the majority of African Americans were victims of discrimination‚ and so they looked up to someone
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TWENTIETH CENTURY HISTORY SOCIAL MOVEMENTS OF THE PEOPLE ‘THE BLACK CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT’ (USA) African-Americans faced many inequalities in America which made many conduct the black civil rights movement to achieve justice and equality. Racial segregation was a system the white Americans put in place to keep African Americans to a lower social status‚ denying them equal access to public facilities‚ and keeping them separate from whites. During the era of slavery‚ most African
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Segregation was a big topic during the civil rights movement. Schools‚ bathrooms‚ buses‚ and more were with color separations. The children weren’t allowed to be friends with just anyone they saw. Whites had to be with whites and colored with colored. Additionally‚ throughout time marches were held during the civil rights movements. These marches contained while children and colored children protesting with the tactics of a non-violent protest to provoke Birmingham civic and business leaders to agree
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write an autobiography titled Black Boy today‚ depicting a black boy growing up in the United States nowadays‚ he would write about the legacy of the Civil Rights movement‚ police brutality towards African Americans‚ and President Obama’s positive influence on
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relations in the recent 20th century were major social issues in the United States. Not only was the country dealing with an innumerable amount of foreign complications‚ America was also at the dawn of a history-altering social movement. Instances arguing the proposition of equal rights amongst citizens and the desegregation of public transportation and educational institutions were debated‚ whereas the southern states preferred to remain “separate but equal.” The ideology of “separate but equal” was never
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in the civil rights movement counted. If it was not for one very important voice‚ many of the civil rights demonstrations would have never been organized. That voice was Fred Shuttlesworth. Fred Shuttlesworth’s involvement was instrumental to the 1963 Birmingham Campaign. He helped to organize The Freedom Rides‚ Project C‚ and many youth protests‚ which were incredibly important to the progression of the civil rights movements. Through these efforts he helped change the course of the movement as a
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two of the most important presidents in terms of making huge strides in the Civil Rights Movement. Obviously the two were not the faces of the movement‚ like Martin Luther King Jr.‚ Malcolm X‚ or Rosa Parks were‚ but they did provide the legal and legislative means for race equality. However‚ since the fiftieth anniversary of the March on Washington‚ there has been debate over who was the most influential hand in the movement. There is speculation as to whether or not so much would have been done if
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(Marilyn vos Savant. Parade). The Civil Rights movement has been a long drawn-out process starting in 1955 and still carries on today. The civil rights movement immediately caused conflict because there was constant judgment against African Americans. There have been many people and states involved and have had experience in civil rights such as Dred Scott‚ the state Virginia‚ and many others. The Supreme Court made many decisions that impacted the civil rights movement: Dred Scott v. Sanford‚ Loving
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The Civil Rights Movement is very important. It was very important because after the Civil War Jim Crow laws were put in place. Dr. Martin Luther King contributed to the movement and Rosa Parks was arrested for sitting down on a bus. The Civil Rights Movement was very important. The Civil Rights movement was very important‚ because after the Civil War Jim Crow laws were put in place. Jim Crow laws were based on race‚ and they were not official laws. An example of a Jim Crow law was one in Florida
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Youth and Civil Rights The Civil Rights Movement in the sixties were in a large part caused by the youth of the time. Not only did colored youth feel like there was a transition needed but white youth felt that something needed fixing. The youth of the time founded organizations that were built to fight racism and the youth effectively held and organized protest for equality for all throughout the nation from Alabama to Washington D.C. Youth had the greatest impact on society and were the
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