Dbq Civil Rights Movement Analysis

Post World War II, Americans face great affluence or wealth, but groups such as african Americans were left out of this. This would lead to a movement during the 1950’s and 60’s called the civil rights movement. Within the first half of the civil rights movement, the movement's goals were De Jaro (by law), wanting desegregation and equal voter restriction. Tactics the movement used were nonviolent and civil disobedience also their support was biracial. The tactics, goals and supporter would change during the second half of the movement. Their goals became more de facto or against practices that laws cannot fix, wanting an end to poverty better education and racism. The tactics used became more militant and support was primarily in the black …show more content…
This could be seen with Martin Luther King Jr marches, montgomery bus boycotts and the Greensboro sit in. All these event involve peaceful protest and be used by many people. Groups such as the SNCC or Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee would follow these tactics. It was stated” we affirm the philosophical or religious ideal of nonviolence as the foundation of our purpose the presupposition of our faith, and the manner of our action.”(doc A). This shows that the SNCC heavily believes in peaceful protest as a tactic. Martin Luther King Jr would also state “call to engage in a non-violent direct-action program if such were deemed necessary ,” (doc B). This shows that people used it because they felt as if it was necessary.Also this would be a tactics for many groups and African Americans. Also in doc C it displays peaceful protest in action. The tactics of the civil movement eventually became more militaristic, groups such as Black Panthers and Nation of Islam used violences as a tactic. The Black Panther group would state “The Black Panther Party for Self-Defense believes that the time has come for black people to arm themselves against this terror before it's too late.”(doc F). This shows a clear difference from the first half of the movement. In the first movement Martin Luther King Jr fought against what's wrong by peaceful protest. In the second half …show more content…
The goals had changed from de jaros or by law to de facto, tactics became more militant and support changed from biracial to the black community. All these event contributed to more and more people seeking change for the better.In the 21 century the movement still lives on for equality and peace between races. Also today the movement in the 21 century was heavily impacted from the civil rights movement. The civil rights started a new form of the movement called the black lives matter movement. This movement shares both qualities from the first and second of the