The Civil Rights Movement that began in the mid-1950s was highly controversial within both the African American and White communities. It attracted public attention to leaders and supporters who pushed for equality. Among the many leaders was an African American woman, known as Anne Moody, who organized and participated in a variety of non-violent tactics. Moody’s past experiences of struggling to get by in an unequal world influenced her decision to partake in non-violent sit-ins, rallies, and meetings during the Civil Rights Movement, which made the movement more effective. As a member of the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People), Moody was determined to integrate the races despite her mother’s request to stay
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There were hours of singing freedom songs and pray-ins, which often got many activists arrested. Moody also wrote about another non-violent tactic and said, “During demonstrations, I helped conduct several workshops, where potential demonstrators, high school and college students mostly, were taught to protect themselves” (Moody, 294). This would allow African Americans to avoid being taken advantage of. During the time of the Civil Rights Movement, many White men would seduce African American women that worked for them and cause the African American to be looked down upon while the White man was let off. Moody successfully avoided this as she grew up working as a maid in White households, so she wanted to help other African Americans keep this right.
Moody took a non-violent approach although she often wrote about how frustrated she got with the cruelty towards African Americans. At a young age, she wrote, “I wanted to take my savings, buy a machine gun, and walk down the main street in Centreville cutting down every white person I saw. Then, realizing that I didn’t have it in me to kill, I slowly began to escape within myself again” (Moody, 203). This shows that Moody committed to non-violent tactics because she never wanted to kill anyone. By imposing non-violence on the entire movement, African Americans appear the victims in this fight for
There were hours of singing freedom songs and pray-ins, which often got many activists arrested. Moody also wrote about another non-violent tactic and said, “During demonstrations, I helped conduct several workshops, where potential demonstrators, high school and college students mostly, were taught to protect themselves” (Moody, 294). This would allow African Americans to avoid being taken advantage of. During the time of the Civil Rights Movement, many White men would seduce African American women that worked for them and cause the African American to be looked down upon while the White man was let off. Moody successfully avoided this as she grew up working as a maid in White households, so she wanted to help other African Americans keep this right.
Moody took a non-violent approach although she often wrote about how frustrated she got with the cruelty towards African Americans. At a young age, she wrote, “I wanted to take my savings, buy a machine gun, and walk down the main street in Centreville cutting down every white person I saw. Then, realizing that I didn’t have it in me to kill, I slowly began to escape within myself again” (Moody, 203). This shows that Moody committed to non-violent tactics because she never wanted to kill anyone. By imposing non-violence on the entire movement, African Americans appear the victims in this fight for