the point of the movement was for blacks to sit wherever they pleased and not in a designated area‚ and now they can. As for the very last movement‚ the Selma to Montgomery Marches. The purpose of these marches was for thousands of Americans‚ both black and white; join together using nonviolent and direct-approach methods. These marches were suppose to help African Americans by the ending of segregation and discrimination for American life. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. started this movement on
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educational facilities. The Montgomery bus boycott‚ Selma march and Birmingham march also show how the movement were successful in improving black peoples political position as the Civil Rights act and voting act were both passed due to the CRM’s influence. Much of the movements methods involved enforcing the new laws as many states and businesses did not follow the new legislation‚ protests and increased awareness saw government intervention such as in the Southern states marches and in the bus boycott
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What would the Civil Rights Movement be without its eminent leaders? Martin Luther King Jr.‚ Malcolm X‚ and The Black Panthers achieved many important goals that affected the Civil Rights Movement tremendously. Without them‚ this movement wouldn’t be as triumphant due to the fact it took place during the vietnam war. Theses leaders were also able to overcome the difficulty the draft proposed to blacks. The Civil Rights Movement is one of the most influential movements in American history. However
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at that time7. Rosa Parks would soon be sent to jail and this would become one of the major sparks of the civil rights movement8. Parks jailing led to the Montgomery Protest where black people would boycott busses9. The Montgomery boycott would soon end segregation in busses and would become the start of something much greater‚ also the Montgomery protest is also known for the upbringing of Martin Luther King10. The civil rights movement took a big stride forward with the passing of the Civil Rights
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Chapter 5 Review Questions 1. Civil Rights are the government-protected rights of individuals against arbitrary or discriminatory treatment by governments or individuals. The concept of equality got introduced into the constitution. The 14th Amendment‚ one of three Civil war Amendments ratified from 1865 to 1870‚ introduced the notion of equality into the constitution by specifying that a state could not deny “any person within jurisdiction equal protection of the laws.” It is evident in the recent
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When it comes to natural leaders many people have their own opinions. Some leaders are known for being positive and helpful. Then some are known for actually making a huge change and affecting everyone around them. Well as many of you know Martin Luther King Jr. has a jurassic effect of the world today. Martin Luther King was born January 15‚ 1929‚ in Atlanta‚ Georgia. King‚ both a Baptist minister and civil-rights activist‚ had an enormous impact on the race relations. This plan that Martin
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THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT NOTE TAKING THE IMPACT OF WORLD WAR II • Black American soldiers had fought against Fascism during WWII • Increased their desire for freedom‚ especially the south african american. • While resistance took the form of beatings‚ shootings‚ refusal of credit and jobs. • The Committee of Civil Rights was set up by President Truman inn 1947 and a program of reforms was devised. THE 1950s • Black Americans moved to the cities and towns from agricultural. • Children
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lawn of her parents’ house in her hometown ofHeiberger‚ Alabama.[13] They became the parents of four children; Yolanda King‚ Martin Luther King III‚ Dexter Scott King‚ and Bernice King.[14] King became pastor of the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery‚ Alabama‚ when he was twenty-five years old‚ in 1954.[15] King then began doctoral studies in systematic theology at Boston University and received his
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Rosa Parks is known for not giving up her seat to a white man on a segregated bus in Montgomery‚ Alabama. Although the rules on the bus was for blacks to fill the back and whites to fill the front and where the sections meet the black people are to let the white people have the seat before they do. Despite the fact that the white bus drivers
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resistance eventually did lead to the desegregation of the United States. However King also inspired violence (similar to Gandhi) in that the marches would come to “disobedience” at times. For example during the marches in Alabama (which were peaceful at first) the populace came to violence through police instigation on occasions such as “Bloody Sunday” (“Selma to Montgomery March”). These instances show that although beginning with non-violent intentions King’s “civil disobedience” did have negative impacts
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