The March from Selma to Montgomery
Introduction
The march from Selma to Montgomery in 1965 was mainly to achieve or show the how the civil-rights of black Americans in America have truly being ignored especially with the concerns of the racist agenda. The main core reason of the march which was spear headed by the participation of Martin Luther King Jr. was to raise the awareness of discrimination of the black American voters constitutionally and the need for amendment of the voting Act which would offer equal rights as American citizens. This was evidently shown through the report released by the civil Rights Commission; it showed that approximately less than 1 percent of black Americans in Montgomery were registered as voters (Combs, 2013). …show more content…
The accomplishment of the Selma to Montgomery march was marked by various stages the first being able to accomplish the intended march around the clock for 3 days in Montgomery under the protection of the federalized National Guard troops (Combs, 2013). On the final rally king stated; “The end we seek is a society in peace with itself, a society that can live with its conscience. And that will be a day not of the white man, not of the black man. That will be the day of a man as man.” The speech as reviewed by many historians showed future, which we now refer as the “American Dream” with everyone, whether black or white can be able to become anyone despite of his or her background history (Kakutani, …show more content…
The president commented on the right to vote as the most significant part of which should not be neglected or taken from anyone and through the Selma march it should as lesson to the American people on the importance of voting (Combs, 2013). President Johnson described voting as the most crucial weapon ever developed by man in the fight against injustice and oppression. The Voting Rights Act contributed to a lot mixed thoughts on the constitution required changes especially to the occurrences of the mass protest and how the government system showed the proclamation of violation of black American civil
Introduction
The march from Selma to Montgomery in 1965 was mainly to achieve or show the how the civil-rights of black Americans in America have truly being ignored especially with the concerns of the racist agenda. The main core reason of the march which was spear headed by the participation of Martin Luther King Jr. was to raise the awareness of discrimination of the black American voters constitutionally and the need for amendment of the voting Act which would offer equal rights as American citizens. This was evidently shown through the report released by the civil Rights Commission; it showed that approximately less than 1 percent of black Americans in Montgomery were registered as voters (Combs, 2013). …show more content…
The accomplishment of the Selma to Montgomery march was marked by various stages the first being able to accomplish the intended march around the clock for 3 days in Montgomery under the protection of the federalized National Guard troops (Combs, 2013). On the final rally king stated; “The end we seek is a society in peace with itself, a society that can live with its conscience. And that will be a day not of the white man, not of the black man. That will be the day of a man as man.” The speech as reviewed by many historians showed future, which we now refer as the “American Dream” with everyone, whether black or white can be able to become anyone despite of his or her background history (Kakutani, …show more content…
The president commented on the right to vote as the most significant part of which should not be neglected or taken from anyone and through the Selma march it should as lesson to the American people on the importance of voting (Combs, 2013). President Johnson described voting as the most crucial weapon ever developed by man in the fight against injustice and oppression. The Voting Rights Act contributed to a lot mixed thoughts on the constitution required changes especially to the occurrences of the mass protest and how the government system showed the proclamation of violation of black American civil