African Americans in the early 20th century with their Basic Civil Rights.
African Americans during the early 20th century went under a lot of discriminatory actions by the whites. Although many were scared to stand on their ground, because of the possibility of secret lynching by the KKK. But many also ignored the fear and fought to make sure the African American, had their unalienable rights; especially Thurgood Marshall, an Associate of the supreme court. With all the restrictions that was held upon the blacks, Thurgood Marshall, stood as an ambassador and an advocate for the African American, fighting for the rights of the Negros in court. Protests were enforced by these Negros, organization such as the National Association for the Advancement …show more content…
Blacks protested on everything and anything that they felt went against their rights. On August 28 1963, about 200,000 people attended the march on Washington, to protest against political and social injustice. That protest was known to be the day that Martin Luther King Jr. (a very important Civil Rights Activists) brought up his “I had a Dream” speech. Another way that the African Americans protested was through the Sit-ins. “On February 1, 1960…, four African American college students walked up to a whites only lunch counter and asked for coffee. When service was refused, the students sat patiently… quietly and waited to be served.” (ushistory.org/us/54d.asp). Another was Rosa Parks, the Montgomery Bus Boycott. In 1955, Rosa park was ordered to yield her seat to a white rider, but she refused. Due to her refusal, she was jailed and then fined for her disobedient of the orders. The day Rosa Park went to court, was the day the Montgomery Bus boycott started. “on June 5, 1956, a Montgomery federal court ruled that any law requiring racially segregated seating on buses violated the 14th amendment to the U.S. Constitution.” (http://www.history.com/topics/black-history/montgomery-bus-boycott). This Protest lasted a little of a year,
African Americans during the early 20th century went under a lot of discriminatory actions by the whites. Although many were scared to stand on their ground, because of the possibility of secret lynching by the KKK. But many also ignored the fear and fought to make sure the African American, had their unalienable rights; especially Thurgood Marshall, an Associate of the supreme court. With all the restrictions that was held upon the blacks, Thurgood Marshall, stood as an ambassador and an advocate for the African American, fighting for the rights of the Negros in court. Protests were enforced by these Negros, organization such as the National Association for the Advancement …show more content…
Blacks protested on everything and anything that they felt went against their rights. On August 28 1963, about 200,000 people attended the march on Washington, to protest against political and social injustice. That protest was known to be the day that Martin Luther King Jr. (a very important Civil Rights Activists) brought up his “I had a Dream” speech. Another way that the African Americans protested was through the Sit-ins. “On February 1, 1960…, four African American college students walked up to a whites only lunch counter and asked for coffee. When service was refused, the students sat patiently… quietly and waited to be served.” (ushistory.org/us/54d.asp). Another was Rosa Parks, the Montgomery Bus Boycott. In 1955, Rosa park was ordered to yield her seat to a white rider, but she refused. Due to her refusal, she was jailed and then fined for her disobedient of the orders. The day Rosa Park went to court, was the day the Montgomery Bus boycott started. “on June 5, 1956, a Montgomery federal court ruled that any law requiring racially segregated seating on buses violated the 14th amendment to the U.S. Constitution.” (http://www.history.com/topics/black-history/montgomery-bus-boycott). This Protest lasted a little of a year,