Throughout American history, different groups of citizens have fought for rights that the American Constitution gave them. The civil rights movement in the United States is about the campaign of African Americans. Because of their skin color, they did not have the same rights that white people did for a long time. This injustice on African Americans led to a time of social unrest.
In the 1950's and 1960's, blacks rose up to fight against the social systems and public authorities that had taken these rights away. Fortunately, some of the whites supported their campaign, too.
The modern civil rights movement began in the 1950s. In 1955, a black woman in Alabama named Rosa Parks refused to give her seat on a bus to a white man. For this act of protest, Parks was arrested. The blacks no longer wanted to sit at the back of the bus, and so they …show more content…
We’ve got some difficult days ahead. But it really doesn’t matter with me now, because i’ve been to the mountaintop.”
Martin Luther King’s life came to a sudden end. He was killed in his Tennessee hotel the day after his “I’ve been to the mountain top” speech. It was thought that a racist, James Earl Ray killed Martin Luther King because he thought that if he killed Martin Luther King, the person who was leading all of the problems, he would be seen as the hero and everyone would look up to him because he stopped all of the troubles. James was arrested for this soon after. Dr. King’s speech the day before gave hope to the black community, and after years of fighting, they achieved black equality.
Martin Luther King knew in his heart that people may look different on the outside, but the contents of their hearts and their character is what makes a person valuable. Martin Luther King Jr. saw a social problem, developed a dream, and eventually by taking action he changed the United States as well as the world. He is still today among the most well known social activists in the
In the 1950's and 1960's, blacks rose up to fight against the social systems and public authorities that had taken these rights away. Fortunately, some of the whites supported their campaign, too.
The modern civil rights movement began in the 1950s. In 1955, a black woman in Alabama named Rosa Parks refused to give her seat on a bus to a white man. For this act of protest, Parks was arrested. The blacks no longer wanted to sit at the back of the bus, and so they …show more content…
We’ve got some difficult days ahead. But it really doesn’t matter with me now, because i’ve been to the mountaintop.”
Martin Luther King’s life came to a sudden end. He was killed in his Tennessee hotel the day after his “I’ve been to the mountain top” speech. It was thought that a racist, James Earl Ray killed Martin Luther King because he thought that if he killed Martin Luther King, the person who was leading all of the problems, he would be seen as the hero and everyone would look up to him because he stopped all of the troubles. James was arrested for this soon after. Dr. King’s speech the day before gave hope to the black community, and after years of fighting, they achieved black equality.
Martin Luther King knew in his heart that people may look different on the outside, but the contents of their hearts and their character is what makes a person valuable. Martin Luther King Jr. saw a social problem, developed a dream, and eventually by taking action he changed the United States as well as the world. He is still today among the most well known social activists in the