African Americans During The Civil Rights Movement

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During the civil rights movement, NAACP fought for the African American in court room setting. President Truman was the first president to stand up and fight for African Americans. He appointed leaders to speak and defend the right of African American’s. Truman used courts, government funding, and sign to pass bills to change racism and make human right’s equal. By changing lives of African American’s in the U.S. at a political level.
When the SCLC/SNCC was born, the more they grew, the powerful they became. They had become so powerful; the NAACP was not the main source for the African American’s. The organizations educated the people to fight for their right. For an Example, during protest, they used a nonviolent but direct to protest

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