‘’I’m not concerned with your liking me or disliking me. All I ask is that you respect me as a human being’’. The primary cause of the Civil Rights Movement was that there was racial inequality because African Americans didn’t have the same rights as white people did. African Americans just wanted to be treated a fair way. The racial inequality can be viewed sociologically, and politically.
Section #2 - Background
The Civil Rights movement was a very popular movement to secure African Americans to equal access and opportunities for the basic privileges and rights of the U.S citizenship. The roots of the movement go back to the nineteenth century, it peaked in the 1950s and 1960s. Also African American men and women, along with whites, organized …show more content…
They were met with hostility, federal ambivalence and indifference, as well as mob and police violence; but they stood up for themselves with direct action protests and keen political organizing. In addition, African Americans also did negotiations, petitions, and nonviolent protests. For example, in 1955 blacks in Montgomery, Alabama, they organized a boycott of city buses in protest of the policy segregated seating. Instigated by Rosa Parks, the boycott lasted 381 days, it succeeded in integrating the seating. It also led to the formation in 1957 of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), in Atlanta. This was presided over by a local black minister, Martin Luther King Jr. Black folks protested segregation and inequality, by marching together they demonstrated their unity and dedication to the struggle. Lot’s of people were determined to bring change. Another example, is under the direction of Ella Baker, who believed in bringing out the leadership in ordinary people, the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) was formed in 1960. This organization was known for its lunch counter sit-ins and voter registration drives. Such as marches, sit-ins, and protests. They were dangerous and were often met with violence from White citizens, including police brutality. Many leaders led petitions or protests such as Martin Luther King Jr, Rosa Parks, Malcolm …show more content…
For sociological reasons, All the leaders that led the protests were trying to get the equality they
Section #2 - Background
The Civil Rights movement was a very popular movement to secure African Americans to equal access and opportunities for the basic privileges and rights of the U.S citizenship. The roots of the movement go back to the nineteenth century, it peaked in the 1950s and 1960s. Also African American men and women, along with whites, organized …show more content…
They were met with hostility, federal ambivalence and indifference, as well as mob and police violence; but they stood up for themselves with direct action protests and keen political organizing. In addition, African Americans also did negotiations, petitions, and nonviolent protests. For example, in 1955 blacks in Montgomery, Alabama, they organized a boycott of city buses in protest of the policy segregated seating. Instigated by Rosa Parks, the boycott lasted 381 days, it succeeded in integrating the seating. It also led to the formation in 1957 of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), in Atlanta. This was presided over by a local black minister, Martin Luther King Jr. Black folks protested segregation and inequality, by marching together they demonstrated their unity and dedication to the struggle. Lot’s of people were determined to bring change. Another example, is under the direction of Ella Baker, who believed in bringing out the leadership in ordinary people, the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) was formed in 1960. This organization was known for its lunch counter sit-ins and voter registration drives. Such as marches, sit-ins, and protests. They were dangerous and were often met with violence from White citizens, including police brutality. Many leaders led petitions or protests such as Martin Luther King Jr, Rosa Parks, Malcolm …show more content…
For sociological reasons, All the leaders that led the protests were trying to get the equality they