Civil Rights are the rights to individuals in which they receive equal treatment, social legally and economically. Africans Americans have been fighting for these exact rights for so long, and they are still continuing to fight the same rights after countless gains in society. Since the abolition of slavery in 1863, there has been speculation between the black and white parties on whether civil rights should be granted which has caused continuous conflict between the races of people who live in the United States( http://www.history.com/topics/black-history/black-history-milestones.) today civil rights have been granted by the 13, 14 and 15th amendment, but even now 100 years later they are still fighting for the rights and respect that were
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A young man named Emmett Till had went to Mississippi to visit relatives. While there, he allegedly whistled and was flirted with a white woman violating the souths laws. Sometime later two white men kidnapped till from his great uncle’s house after beating the boy, and then they shot him to death. Though the men confessed to kidnapping till, they were acquitted of murder charges after only an hour. Till’s mother held an open–casket and outrage over the crime plus verdict helped fuel the civil rights movement (http://www.history.com/topics/black-history/emmett-till.) The civil rights movement also gained momentum after in 1954; the Supreme Court decided that segregation in schools was against the constitution. Many activist are coming out fighting for what’s right whether it may be peacefully or violently. An African–American woman named Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat after the driver told her to give it up to a white man and was arrested. She later became known as the mother of the civil rights movement, and she became one of the first to ride a non-segregated bus. The Impact of Boycotting had a great affect because 70% of the people who rode buses at the time were around 70 %( http://www.history.com/topics/black-history/black-history-milestones.) Martin Luther King Jr, a young man who would …show more content…
Groups, such as the Student Non-violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) was founded in 1960, it helped organize young activists involved in disruptive actions. In 1966, Stokely Carmichael was elected head of SNCC and popularized the term “black power” to characterize the new black self-reliance and the use of violence as a legitimate means of self-defense. This caused some differences between King and the group because he did not believe in the violence of protests (http://kingencyclopedia.stanford.edu/encyclopedia/encyclopedia/enc_student_nonviolent_coordinating_committee_sncc/.)This group also had a hand in inspiring the Freedom Rides. They were a type of nonviolent direct action designed to oppose segregation in interstate buses and bus stations. They achieved their larger goal of getting the federal government to enforce its laws. “I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.” In 1963 King delivered his I have a dream speech after the march on Washington which hosted about 250,000 people (http://www.history.com/topics/black-history/black-history-milestones.) The speech that is so famous was not even intended to be said, but it was until a young lady standing a few feet behind king told him to tell them about the dream. Kennedy knew the challenge wasn't just
A young man named Emmett Till had went to Mississippi to visit relatives. While there, he allegedly whistled and was flirted with a white woman violating the souths laws. Sometime later two white men kidnapped till from his great uncle’s house after beating the boy, and then they shot him to death. Though the men confessed to kidnapping till, they were acquitted of murder charges after only an hour. Till’s mother held an open–casket and outrage over the crime plus verdict helped fuel the civil rights movement (http://www.history.com/topics/black-history/emmett-till.) The civil rights movement also gained momentum after in 1954; the Supreme Court decided that segregation in schools was against the constitution. Many activist are coming out fighting for what’s right whether it may be peacefully or violently. An African–American woman named Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat after the driver told her to give it up to a white man and was arrested. She later became known as the mother of the civil rights movement, and she became one of the first to ride a non-segregated bus. The Impact of Boycotting had a great affect because 70% of the people who rode buses at the time were around 70 %( http://www.history.com/topics/black-history/black-history-milestones.) Martin Luther King Jr, a young man who would …show more content…
Groups, such as the Student Non-violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) was founded in 1960, it helped organize young activists involved in disruptive actions. In 1966, Stokely Carmichael was elected head of SNCC and popularized the term “black power” to characterize the new black self-reliance and the use of violence as a legitimate means of self-defense. This caused some differences between King and the group because he did not believe in the violence of protests (http://kingencyclopedia.stanford.edu/encyclopedia/encyclopedia/enc_student_nonviolent_coordinating_committee_sncc/.)This group also had a hand in inspiring the Freedom Rides. They were a type of nonviolent direct action designed to oppose segregation in interstate buses and bus stations. They achieved their larger goal of getting the federal government to enforce its laws. “I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.” In 1963 King delivered his I have a dream speech after the march on Washington which hosted about 250,000 people (http://www.history.com/topics/black-history/black-history-milestones.) The speech that is so famous was not even intended to be said, but it was until a young lady standing a few feet behind king told him to tell them about the dream. Kennedy knew the challenge wasn't just