Donald Woelffel Mr. Crook 7th Grade ELA 26 February 2024 Rights & Equality "Do not get lost in a sea of despair. Be hopeful, be optimistic. Our struggle is not the struggle of a day, a week, a month, or a year, it is the struggle of a lifetime. Never, ever be afraid to make some noise and get into trouble, necessary trouble. "- John Lewis (John Lewis' Best Quotes: 'Get in Good Trouble', 2020). This quote represents what it really felt like to be an African American at a time like the Civil Rights Movement, which tried to give freedom and equality to all African Americans. The Civil Rights Movement did many things; along with trying to stop discrimination and give African Americans more freedom, the movement did more things like making bus segregation
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While I keep talking, I will, in the following paragraphs, state how these 3 amazing activists contributed to the Civil Rights Movement: John F. Kennedy, Frederick Douglass, and John Lewis. John F. Kennedy had contributed to the Civil Rights Movement, and he was known for being the 35th President of the United States. He had become president in the 1960 Presidential Election, and had gained 68% of the African votes, unlike Wilson had. I think Kennedy had mostly pushed for the Civil Rights Movement because he had strongly supported civil rights on many fronts, he was even about to send civil rights legislation to Congress. When Kennedy had announced he was doing this, Kennedy had unexpectedly gotten assassinated; which had prevented Kennedy from sending the legislation out to Congress (JFK and Civil Rights | American Experience, n.d.). Although Kennedy was assassinated, he will always be remembered and known for his elite accomplishments while being the 35th President of the United …show more content…
Another act of equality Frederick had done to earn him his title was that Fredrick recruited African Americans to fight in the United States Army originally before the movement even happened. Fredrick Douglass was also seen in many cases, trying to stop discrimination in the United States and standing up for African Americans (Frederick Douglass (U.S, 2023). John Lewis, the last civil rights activist we will be looking at, was much unlike Fredrick Douglass since instead of being a huge inspiration for the movement, Lewis was known for being a major civil rights leader. He was proven to mostly be an amazing pick as a civil rights leader of the movement since John Lewis wasn’t only the co-founder of SNCC at the time, but John Lewis also constantly helped organize many seminal moments in the Civil Rights Movement. It was known that Lewis had put devoted time and significant tons of effort in the success of the Civil Rights Movement too (John Lewis (February 21, 1940 - July 17, 2020) | National Archives,
While I keep talking, I will, in the following paragraphs, state how these 3 amazing activists contributed to the Civil Rights Movement: John F. Kennedy, Frederick Douglass, and John Lewis. John F. Kennedy had contributed to the Civil Rights Movement, and he was known for being the 35th President of the United States. He had become president in the 1960 Presidential Election, and had gained 68% of the African votes, unlike Wilson had. I think Kennedy had mostly pushed for the Civil Rights Movement because he had strongly supported civil rights on many fronts, he was even about to send civil rights legislation to Congress. When Kennedy had announced he was doing this, Kennedy had unexpectedly gotten assassinated; which had prevented Kennedy from sending the legislation out to Congress (JFK and Civil Rights | American Experience, n.d.). Although Kennedy was assassinated, he will always be remembered and known for his elite accomplishments while being the 35th President of the United …show more content…
Another act of equality Frederick had done to earn him his title was that Fredrick recruited African Americans to fight in the United States Army originally before the movement even happened. Fredrick Douglass was also seen in many cases, trying to stop discrimination in the United States and standing up for African Americans (Frederick Douglass (U.S, 2023). John Lewis, the last civil rights activist we will be looking at, was much unlike Fredrick Douglass since instead of being a huge inspiration for the movement, Lewis was known for being a major civil rights leader. He was proven to mostly be an amazing pick as a civil rights leader of the movement since John Lewis wasn’t only the co-founder of SNCC at the time, but John Lewis also constantly helped organize many seminal moments in the Civil Rights Movement. It was known that Lewis had put devoted time and significant tons of effort in the success of the Civil Rights Movement too (John Lewis (February 21, 1940 - July 17, 2020) | National Archives,