Response To The Civil Rights Movement

In 1964, the Civil Right Act was pushed through congress by Kennedy’s successor, President Lyndon B. Johnson. The were people who wanted to stop the passing of this bill, but failed. This new law was activated to end segregation in public places and banned employment discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex or national origin. We were no longer denied access to public accommodations, such as courthouses, parks, restaurants, theaters, sports arenas and hotels. But there was still strong resistance in the majority of the services provided for the public. Take the restaurants throughout the city as an example, we could come in and eat as long as we went to the back tables and we were always the last to get service. In hotels, we would be told that the hotels were fully occupied even when there was evidence of vacancies. The harassment in public places was even more apparent than before. Our struggle was still there, but we now had a door that was cracked open just enough to see a sign of hope.

One of the leaders that a lot of the younger adult Blacks looked up to was Malcolm X. His approach to the civil rights movement was different than …show more content…
We cannot talk about the movement without mentioning the music and singing that played a critical role in inspiring, mobilizing, and giving voice to the civil rights movement. Music was one of the crucial elements in the civil rights movement. It gave the people new courage and a sense of unity. It seemed to have kept alive faith and hope during our most trying times. The evolution of music in the black freedom struggle reflects the evolution of the movement itself. I can recall walking around the neighborhood and hearing the beat of “Say It Loud, I’m Black and I’m Proud” from every open window. That song of James Brown became the unofficial anthem of the Black Power