Racial Segregation (Jim Crow Laws ) was the practice of colored and whites to be separated from ones skin color. This occurred in the 1950’s and different examples of segregation included waiting rooms, schools, and churches. Jim Crow Laws led to segregation that divided African Americans and whites, which led to protesters making a change, but many killed and locked in prison.
Racial segregation and Jim Crow laws enforced African americans and whites to seperate. But African Americans hated this law because they did not want be separated just because of their skin color. African americans were constantly reminded about their rights by many signs and society. From different perspectives, racial segregation were viewed equal by the whites and unfair by the colored. There were firefighters who would blast …show more content…
The African Americans wanted to be heard by stopping segregation. Additionally, many counts of riots, bombings, beatings, and shootings, occurred everyday. African Americans began gathering many protesters to march for the civil rights movement. A woman named Rosa Parks got arrested for sitting in the “ whites only seat ”. Another known protester, who ended segregation was Martin Luther King. Martin Luther king was a brilliant man, who lead the civil rights movement and made the very popular “ I have a Dream “ speech. He worked very hard to end segregation as well as make a stop to Jim Crow Laws. During the Civil Rights Movement he created “I have a dream speech” in front of 250,000 people. In the speech it states, “I have a dream that one day right there in Alabama little black boys and little black girls will be able to join hands with little white boys and white girls as sisters and brothers” (as spoken by Martin Luther King), (“ mericanrhetoric.com ”). But Martin Luther King was later shot and murdered by James Earl
Racial segregation and Jim Crow laws enforced African americans and whites to seperate. But African Americans hated this law because they did not want be separated just because of their skin color. African americans were constantly reminded about their rights by many signs and society. From different perspectives, racial segregation were viewed equal by the whites and unfair by the colored. There were firefighters who would blast …show more content…
The African Americans wanted to be heard by stopping segregation. Additionally, many counts of riots, bombings, beatings, and shootings, occurred everyday. African Americans began gathering many protesters to march for the civil rights movement. A woman named Rosa Parks got arrested for sitting in the “ whites only seat ”. Another known protester, who ended segregation was Martin Luther King. Martin Luther king was a brilliant man, who lead the civil rights movement and made the very popular “ I have a Dream “ speech. He worked very hard to end segregation as well as make a stop to Jim Crow Laws. During the Civil Rights Movement he created “I have a dream speech” in front of 250,000 people. In the speech it states, “I have a dream that one day right there in Alabama little black boys and little black girls will be able to join hands with little white boys and white girls as sisters and brothers” (as spoken by Martin Luther King), (“ mericanrhetoric.com ”). But Martin Luther King was later shot and murdered by James Earl