The Civil Rights Movement Until the 1950s‚ African Americans had experienced discrimination in all aspects of their lives. They were no longer slave‚ but they were definitely not equal citizens. During the 1950s and 1960s‚ African Americans‚ along with a number of other racial groups‚ embarked on a campaign to change this situation. This campaign challenged discrimination and fought to achieve the objective of equality that the American constitution promised for its entire people. It composed a
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Benjamin Franklin was the 6th president of the supreme executive council of Pennsylvania who won the Copley Medal in 1732 and a doctorate from St. Andrews. Both men were not president of United States. King was a big figure in the marches of African Americans‚ such as‚ Montgomery Bus Boycott‚ Million Man March‚ and the March on Washington. Franklin created the Junto group‚ a discussion group for issues of the day and he also signed the Declaration of
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rights movement. The blacks were trying to get the rights that the whites had. They fought and protested for them and eventually won their rights. Paragraph 1: (strategies) They used many non violent strategies to win their rights. They did multiple marches but one really stands out. That march was called the march on Washington. That march consisted of thousands of people white and black. They also boycotted things like buses. They boycotted bus because there was this black lady named Rosa Parks.
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When someone does something in a way that’s never been done before‚ they are either blessed or a cursed depending on the precedents they set because whether those precedents have helped or hindered future generations helps determine whether the person in question can be considered blessed or cursed. History has proved this assertion as there have been several reputed figures in history that have created their own path when there were no other ones available. For instance‚ Mahatma Gandhi and George
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rights in the United States and he is frequently referenced as a human rights icon. King became a civil rights activist early in his career. King led many non-violent protests‚ to make his point; such as sit-ins‚ strikes‚ marches‚ speeches and boycotts. He led the 1955 Montgomery Bus Boycott and helped found the Southern Christian Leadership Conference in 1957‚ serving as its first president. King’s efforts led to the 1963 March on Washington‚ where King delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech. There
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They were black men who had a dream‚ but never lived to see it fulfilled. One was a man who spoke out to all humanity‚ but the world was not yet ready for his peaceful words. "I have a dream‚ a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed... that all men are created equal." (Martin Luther King) The other‚ a man who spoke of a violent revolution‚ which would bring about radical change for the black race. "Anything you can think of that you want to change right
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For many years‚ African Americans were considered slaves in the United States. Primarily in the south African Americans would work on plantations and they were treated very poorly. They did not have the same rights as whites and many of the African Americans were owned by whites. It was not until 1865 when the 13th Amendment was ratified that slavery actually ended. Through the years‚ society has changed in many ways. A big change occurred during the years of 1954 and 1968. This change was known
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was a time of racism and racial segregation. The Declaration of Independence states "all men are created equal" and America is viewed as the land of equal opportunity. However‚ blacks soon found the lack of truth in these statements; and with the Montgomery bus boycott marking the beginning of retaliation‚ the civil rights movement will grow during the mid sixties. In the autobiography‚ Coming of Age in Mississippi‚ Anne Moody describes the environment‚ the thoughts‚ and the actions that formed her
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Mississippi‚ gained national attention‚ along with numerous other acts of violence and terrorism. Finally‚ the unprovoked attack on March 7‚ 1965‚ by state troopers on peaceful marchers crossing the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma‚ Alabama‚ en route to the state capitol in Montgomery‚ persuaded the President and Congress to overcome Southern legislators’ resistance to effective voting rights legislation. President Johnson issued a call for a strong voting rights law and hearings began soon thereafter
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demonstration that lasted 370 days were people of color walked for the right for a seat on a bus. He spoke with such clarity on what needed to be done in this country. He was able to lead thousands of non violent demonstrators from Selma‚ Alabama to the steps of the capitol in Montgomery‚
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