Back in the 1960’s Black Americans still could not enjoy the same privileges as whites, they were often discriminated, segregated from public spaces, and humiliated. They were seen and treated as less and their basic rights of equal education, equal opportunity and the right to vote were denied.
The first basic right being denied to blacks in the 1960’s was the right of equal education. Without an education how can African Americans be expected to grow up into citizens that will contribute to the community ?. This question is similar to what Chief Justice Earl Warren expressed in his speech. “In these days, it is doubtful that any child may reasonably be expected to succeed in life if he is denied the opportunity of an education. Such an opportunity, …show more content…
Black Americans during the 1960’s were clearly not given the same possibilities, and advantages that were given to whites. Blacks were often discriminated and segregated from public spaces which limited their opportunity to expand their knowledge as well as it limited their future possibilities to become a person who can contribute to society. “ One hundred years later, the life of the Negro is still sadly crippled by the manacles of segregation and the chains of discrimination. One hundred years later, the Negro lives on a lonely island of poverty in the midst of a vast ocean of material prosperity”.. This is an excerpt of Martin Luther King’s speech “I have a dream”, he expresses his unconformity by telling us that despite every effort that had been done Black Americans still suffered from racism. They were not seen as equal, and they had to live with the burden of being poor while others around them got the opportunity to be wealthy and …show more content…
Prior to the Act blacks, and other minorities were specifically targeted with literacy tests, tax polls and other requirements that kept them away from voting. Thankfully in 1965 congress passed the Voting rights of 1965. “It made it easier for Southern Blacks to register to vote” “Literacy test, poll taxes, and other such requirements that were used to restrict black voting are made illegal”. With this new law, Black Americans, especially those from the south could now exercise their right to vote freely without feeling discriminated or
The first basic right being denied to blacks in the 1960’s was the right of equal education. Without an education how can African Americans be expected to grow up into citizens that will contribute to the community ?. This question is similar to what Chief Justice Earl Warren expressed in his speech. “In these days, it is doubtful that any child may reasonably be expected to succeed in life if he is denied the opportunity of an education. Such an opportunity, …show more content…
Black Americans during the 1960’s were clearly not given the same possibilities, and advantages that were given to whites. Blacks were often discriminated and segregated from public spaces which limited their opportunity to expand their knowledge as well as it limited their future possibilities to become a person who can contribute to society. “ One hundred years later, the life of the Negro is still sadly crippled by the manacles of segregation and the chains of discrimination. One hundred years later, the Negro lives on a lonely island of poverty in the midst of a vast ocean of material prosperity”.. This is an excerpt of Martin Luther King’s speech “I have a dream”, he expresses his unconformity by telling us that despite every effort that had been done Black Americans still suffered from racism. They were not seen as equal, and they had to live with the burden of being poor while others around them got the opportunity to be wealthy and …show more content…
Prior to the Act blacks, and other minorities were specifically targeted with literacy tests, tax polls and other requirements that kept them away from voting. Thankfully in 1965 congress passed the Voting rights of 1965. “It made it easier for Southern Blacks to register to vote” “Literacy test, poll taxes, and other such requirements that were used to restrict black voting are made illegal”. With this new law, Black Americans, especially those from the south could now exercise their right to vote freely without feeling discriminated or