During 1950s -70s in United States there were many civil rights movements was going on. Many different people fought for their rights that was giving by constitution but they were taken away by government. As result, leaders of different groups started to protest however their protest was non violence. The most famous leaders were Martin Luther King, Betty Friedan and Leonard Peltier. Those leaders used similar tactics which helped them to reach their goals. Overall, the movement lead by these leaders were very successful because they were able to bring some changes to their groups of people. Civil Rights movements was very important event in United States history. It changed every African Americans lives to give them what they deserve. The
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They said separated but equal. However blacks were treated like animals and they had no respect from white community, even with the right to vote the black community missed many rights that made them so powerless and they couldn’t do much during that time. It was the same situation just like before the civil war until the 1900s when black people started to protest against jim crow laws (duckers.com). There were many causes that lead to the civil right movement. One of these causes was Rosa Parks who refused to give her seat in the bus to a white passenger in montgomery bus even she knew that she is in the white section of the bus. She is black so she had to sit in the black section (Bio.com). Her action gave blacks people power to try to end segregation in public facilities which lead to the civil right movement in the 1950s. In 1950s when the supreme court said that segregation in public schools was illegal in brown vs board of education, blacks got hope to get their rights just like whites. At that time the Civil right movement started (duckers.com). Martin Luther King was the leader of the civil right movement who used many things …show more content…
However African american suffered the most because they mistreated throughout history. The civil right movement gave them the rights they were looking for after long time.
1)"Civil Rights." For Kids: African-American Movement. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 May
They said separated but equal. However blacks were treated like animals and they had no respect from white community, even with the right to vote the black community missed many rights that made them so powerless and they couldn’t do much during that time. It was the same situation just like before the civil war until the 1900s when black people started to protest against jim crow laws (duckers.com). There were many causes that lead to the civil right movement. One of these causes was Rosa Parks who refused to give her seat in the bus to a white passenger in montgomery bus even she knew that she is in the white section of the bus. She is black so she had to sit in the black section (Bio.com). Her action gave blacks people power to try to end segregation in public facilities which lead to the civil right movement in the 1950s. In 1950s when the supreme court said that segregation in public schools was illegal in brown vs board of education, blacks got hope to get their rights just like whites. At that time the Civil right movement started (duckers.com). Martin Luther King was the leader of the civil right movement who used many things …show more content…
However African american suffered the most because they mistreated throughout history. The civil right movement gave them the rights they were looking for after long time.
1)"Civil Rights." For Kids: African-American Movement. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 May