The civil rights movement was an American movement from the mid 1950’s to the mid 1960’s aimed at eliminating racial segregation and discrimination in the southern United States. After the Civil War, slavery ended and slaves were given civil rights through the 14th and 15th amendments to the United States Constitution. However, these civil rights were weakly enforced and African Americans were treated poorly and segregated from whites in all sectors of the public. Through years of nonviolent direct action protests, blacks finally received equal rights legislation. Prominent African American individuals led this movement and sacrificed their lives for the cause of equality (Placeholder1). Black activists such as Bayard Rustin, Malcolm X, and
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Bayard Rustin took the complete opposite side, the political side and appealed only to people’s reason, contending that violence was not needed but instead peace and argumentation would solve their problems. Martin Luther King Jr. however, made the greatest impact on the civil rights movement by taking the middle road. If Martin Luther king Jr. had not been one of the civil rights leaders the civil rights movement would not have advanced as much as it did.
African American Soldiers, and Slavery of the Civil War the Emancipation Proclamation 54th Massachusetts Regiment -The 54th regiment was arranged in March 1863. It was an all-black regiment except for the leaders of this unit. It was the first black regiment to be arranged in the northern states. Its performance turned out to be well-rounded. It was basically the deciscion of Black's fighting in battle. Fight for Equal Pay -African American Union soilders fought against injustice, even as they fought to end slavery. The U.S. army african american soilders got $10 a week (minus clothing allowance), as for white soilders, got $3 more (plus clothing allowance). Congress had passed a bill stating equal pay for black and white soilders in 1864. Contrabands of the War -The
Bayard Rustin took the complete opposite side, the political side and appealed only to people’s reason, contending that violence was not needed but instead peace and argumentation would solve their problems. Martin Luther King Jr. however, made the greatest impact on the civil rights movement by taking the middle road. If Martin Luther king Jr. had not been one of the civil rights leaders the civil rights movement would not have advanced as much as it did.
African American Soldiers, and Slavery of the Civil War the Emancipation Proclamation 54th Massachusetts Regiment -The 54th regiment was arranged in March 1863. It was an all-black regiment except for the leaders of this unit. It was the first black regiment to be arranged in the northern states. Its performance turned out to be well-rounded. It was basically the deciscion of Black's fighting in battle. Fight for Equal Pay -African American Union soilders fought against injustice, even as they fought to end slavery. The U.S. army african american soilders got $10 a week (minus clothing allowance), as for white soilders, got $3 more (plus clothing allowance). Congress had passed a bill stating equal pay for black and white soilders in 1864. Contrabands of the War -The