The case of Linda Brown, a young girl who lived near an all-white school but had to commute to a farther African-American school every day because of segregation, sparked a new wave of social non-violent protests that mark the beginning of the Civil Rights Movement. When the Supreme Court ruled school segregation unconstitutional after hearing her case, many white segregationists rose to oppose this decision by placing administrative obstructions on schools or by closing them so no black child could enter. This resulted in the first protests to achieve social change and end segregation.
There were many instances of black protests during the Civil Rights Movement. One of the first, and the one in which Martin Luther King, Jr became a prominent figure in black history, was the Montgomery Bus Boycott. This was triggered after the arrest of Rosa Parks, a …show more content…
That man was Malcolm X, who believed in black nationalism and used violence to defend his people and their rights. He proposed a nation for black people separated from the racist America, were they could develop themselves and be free. Unlike King, Malcolm X believed that a revolution cannot be peaceful, that it must be bloody, hostile, that knows no compromise and overturns everything in its way. Nonetheless, these two prominent figures were not enemies by any chance; oftentimes they supported each other in the struggle against racism.
To sum up, the Civil Rights Movement, with its struggles, its successes and its losses, by 1964, achieved the completion of the Civil Rights Act, passed by President Johnson, which ended segregation in employment, voter registration, and usage of federal funds and of public places. In 1965, the Voting Rights Act was passed, ensuring that all African Americans could vote without any
There were many instances of black protests during the Civil Rights Movement. One of the first, and the one in which Martin Luther King, Jr became a prominent figure in black history, was the Montgomery Bus Boycott. This was triggered after the arrest of Rosa Parks, a …show more content…
That man was Malcolm X, who believed in black nationalism and used violence to defend his people and their rights. He proposed a nation for black people separated from the racist America, were they could develop themselves and be free. Unlike King, Malcolm X believed that a revolution cannot be peaceful, that it must be bloody, hostile, that knows no compromise and overturns everything in its way. Nonetheless, these two prominent figures were not enemies by any chance; oftentimes they supported each other in the struggle against racism.
To sum up, the Civil Rights Movement, with its struggles, its successes and its losses, by 1964, achieved the completion of the Civil Rights Act, passed by President Johnson, which ended segregation in employment, voter registration, and usage of federal funds and of public places. In 1965, the Voting Rights Act was passed, ensuring that all African Americans could vote without any