By the 1950s people of color had already been oppressed and mistreated for generations. They were sick of it and the government’s excuses. They advocated for themselves and in 1954 the Supreme Court finally agreed to get rid of the “separate but equal” ideology, they claimed to have banned segregation. This was a big step but it was mostly just something said, not enforced. People of color were angry and sick of being mistreated even after this law was passed. The anger was there, in the deepest parts of their hearts, and it was waiting to be let out. People of color had been mistreated and abused for centuries, the arrest of Rosa Parks for refusing to give up her seat on the bus sent the revolution in motion. This inspired thousands to stand
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Make a big demonstration like this that required attention. In 1960 there were four young black college students who decided to sit in Woolworth’s lunch counter. This was a “whites only” establishment, and the four of them were refused service so they simply sat, the workers got angry and decided to close the place early. The next day they continued to sit silently in protest and everyday after more people showed up to protest with them. “...more than fifty thousand people, mostly black, some white, participated in demonstrations of one kind or another in a hundred cities, and over 3,600 people were put in jail.” (page 7) This news moved around the state and more “whites only” shops were filled with these peaceful protesters. All sorts of people, from different backgrounds, race, and location participated. Yet again, authorities and racist white people got angry, many protesters were thrown in jail. However, like the bus boycott, this created change. By 1960 most restaurants were open to everyone. This is yet another example of how people of color fought for their civil rights. After the boycott's success they planned other ways to get the public’s attention, they performed this demonstration multiple times in many locations until they obtained equality in restaurants. There were many other protests after these, some violent, some peaceful. However these seemed to stand out the most, they are what future demonstrations were based off
Make a big demonstration like this that required attention. In 1960 there were four young black college students who decided to sit in Woolworth’s lunch counter. This was a “whites only” establishment, and the four of them were refused service so they simply sat, the workers got angry and decided to close the place early. The next day they continued to sit silently in protest and everyday after more people showed up to protest with them. “...more than fifty thousand people, mostly black, some white, participated in demonstrations of one kind or another in a hundred cities, and over 3,600 people were put in jail.” (page 7) This news moved around the state and more “whites only” shops were filled with these peaceful protesters. All sorts of people, from different backgrounds, race, and location participated. Yet again, authorities and racist white people got angry, many protesters were thrown in jail. However, like the bus boycott, this created change. By 1960 most restaurants were open to everyone. This is yet another example of how people of color fought for their civil rights. After the boycott's success they planned other ways to get the public’s attention, they performed this demonstration multiple times in many locations until they obtained equality in restaurants. There were many other protests after these, some violent, some peaceful. However these seemed to stand out the most, they are what future demonstrations were based off