The Civil Rights Movement
Before the Civil Rights Movement innocent individuals would physically as well emotionally abused every time they would step one foot that was not outside their property. The movement was at its peak in 1954 all the way to 1968 and even after it ended, the unjust discrimination and comments did not stop. During the height of the movement people of all backgrounds and races would participate in sit-ins and non-violent protests to influence people to support the movement. The fight for freedom was harsh; the supporters of equal rights of all would proceed and the product was si rich and worth every drop of sweat. With the support of Lyndon B. Johnson and Martin Luther King, the Civil Rights Act would be passed on July …show more content…
Board of Education case, especially since it gave every human equal rights no matter what color or religious background. “The Supreme Court's Brown decision was particularly important because it was not based on the gross inequalities in facilities and other tangible factors that characterized previous desegregation cases”(Brown v. Board of Education 2004). The Brown decision is important to everyone because the schools cannot legally discriminate against any student or teacher for either race, color, national origin, religion, or sex. Of course, there has to be an opposing side, most schools would desegregate the schools every slowly, taking as much as three to four years; when the minority students would come to class, they would need a police escort to enter or exit the building. The previous “desegregation” case was the case of Plessy vs. Ferguson. In Plessy vs. Ferguson, the court ruled that schools can remain separate, but equal. This was never the case; the schools would be drastically different the minority schools were dirty and practically falling apart, but the white schools were brand new with new technology and always carried fresh books. In later years, Brown vs. Board of Education case would overturn Plessy vs. Ferguson and making the ruling schools must …show more content…
This includes the groups and individuals that had great impact in helping the movement to become so successful, even if the groups viewed equal rights negatively of it. A special place in held in each and every United States citizen for the bold and courageous people of the late 1950’s and the early 1960’s. Today, people of all races, colors, and national origins can vote and walk the streets of the great United States because the government continues to end the unjust
Before the Civil Rights Movement innocent individuals would physically as well emotionally abused every time they would step one foot that was not outside their property. The movement was at its peak in 1954 all the way to 1968 and even after it ended, the unjust discrimination and comments did not stop. During the height of the movement people of all backgrounds and races would participate in sit-ins and non-violent protests to influence people to support the movement. The fight for freedom was harsh; the supporters of equal rights of all would proceed and the product was si rich and worth every drop of sweat. With the support of Lyndon B. Johnson and Martin Luther King, the Civil Rights Act would be passed on July …show more content…
Board of Education case, especially since it gave every human equal rights no matter what color or religious background. “The Supreme Court's Brown decision was particularly important because it was not based on the gross inequalities in facilities and other tangible factors that characterized previous desegregation cases”(Brown v. Board of Education 2004). The Brown decision is important to everyone because the schools cannot legally discriminate against any student or teacher for either race, color, national origin, religion, or sex. Of course, there has to be an opposing side, most schools would desegregate the schools every slowly, taking as much as three to four years; when the minority students would come to class, they would need a police escort to enter or exit the building. The previous “desegregation” case was the case of Plessy vs. Ferguson. In Plessy vs. Ferguson, the court ruled that schools can remain separate, but equal. This was never the case; the schools would be drastically different the minority schools were dirty and practically falling apart, but the white schools were brand new with new technology and always carried fresh books. In later years, Brown vs. Board of Education case would overturn Plessy vs. Ferguson and making the ruling schools must …show more content…
This includes the groups and individuals that had great impact in helping the movement to become so successful, even if the groups viewed equal rights negatively of it. A special place in held in each and every United States citizen for the bold and courageous people of the late 1950’s and the early 1960’s. Today, people of all races, colors, and national origins can vote and walk the streets of the great United States because the government continues to end the unjust