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    about civil rights‚ often they think about segregation in the schools‚ and having separate drinking fountains and other issues of the time. Economy is not something that people take into consideration when thinking about the civil rights of African Americans. Economics was a big part of their struggle for equal rights. During the 1960’s the majority of African Americans struggled economically and often couldn’t afford to feed and house their families‚ they lived in the slums. Civil rights movement

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    The Civil Rights was not only was a major popular movement held to secure African Americans of their basic liberty and freedom‚ but it established a sense of equality and rights for future generations to come. The widely spread movement and dramatic battle amongst parties opposing the reach for equality resulted in numerous confrontations. While the use and abuse of media journalism during this era not only contributed to influence one’s behavior – it established boundaries on how the media could

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    drastically in our country since the 1960s. This change truly began after the Civil War when the slaves were freed from the southern states. Efforts to end segregation carried on until they reached their peak in the 1960’s. During this time‚ Martin Luther King Jr.‚ Rosa Parks‚ and many others made a huge impact on the society for African Americans‚ including freedom and desegregation in schools‚ churches‚ and even the buses. The efforts of everyone in the movement for equal rights for African Americans seemed

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    the mid 1950’s and continuing through the late 1960’s‚ the African Civil Rights Movement made historic strides regarding the equality of black and white citizens. As any such groundbreaking movement‚ there were moments of both peace and violence‚ from the Montgomery Bus Boycott to the New York City Race Riots of 1964. Perhaps the most influential and well-known leader of the Civil Rights Movement was Martin Luther King Jr. He lobbied for equal rights for African Americans‚ while also promoting peaceful

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    the Civil Rights Movement. Dr. King was a Baptist Minister and a social activist. He was born on January 15‚ 1929 in Atlanta‚ Georgia at their family home. He was the second child of Martin Luther King‚ Sr. and Alberta Williams King (The King Center‚ About Dr. King). Martin Luther King Jr. married Coretta Scott King‚ together they had four children. Dr. King’s goal as an activist was to try and achieve equality for African Americans in a nonviolent way. He was a big part of the Civil Rights Movement

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    Martin Luther King Jr. had a immense impact on the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s. King became one of the most influential activist and gathered a huge following. Through his passionate voice and peaceful protests‚ he paved the way for the end of racial segregation in the South. The first appearance of Martin Luther King Jr. as an activist was during the Montgomery Bus Boycott. (1)The movement was started by Rosa Parks’s arrest after she refused to give up her seat to a white person

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    most. This Klan began in the late 1800’s and is still popular in some states‚ yet their actions are not as distinct as they were. The Klan was notorious during the Civil Rights movement‚ when freedom had been permitted to African Americans. This caused the revolt of the Klan and soon flourished into a known society during this movement. First I will describe who the Klan was‚ next their actions‚ how they were organized and re-organized‚ and finally one of

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    The Civil Rights Movement was a revolution that spanned between the early and mid 1900s. It was a worldwide political movement that was aimed to ensure legal equality for all people through a principle known as equality before the law. This principle made it so that all people were subject to due process (the same laws of justice) no matter whom they were‚ where they came from‚ their socio- economic status‚ their race‚ etc. To achieve this equality‚ many forms of civil resistance were necessary.

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    Birmingham: Civil Rights March‚ 1963 Birmingham held a key role in the movement because of a number of reasons: whether it was through the activities of Bull Connor or the bombed church which killed four school girls‚ or the activity of the Ku Klux Klan which also had a stronghold in the Alabama capital which would have clashed with the strong in number black population. In 1963 Martin Luther King organised a civil rights march in Birmingham‚ Alabama. Six years after the Montgomery decision‚

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    Beginning with abolitionist movements‚ struggles for fair suffrage‚ improvement of race relations‚ and educational facilities‚ they have been an unrelenting force in promoting equal justice for all. Yet this mighty force has rarely been recognized among studies and history books. It has not been until recently that African American women’s accomplishments became an area of concentration and their efforts recognized as a hand that not only advocated change‚ but also led the movement for social improvement

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