Imagine a world where your local government, your law enforcement and even most of your neighbors hated you for something you couldn’t help, your skin color. This type of discrimination was prevalent across the country, especially in the south. During the civil rights movement mainly African Americans struggled in their fight for equality. Major events such as the Selma march, the March on Washington, and the Sit-in Movements all lead to the formation of equal rights for there very citizens.
The Selma to Montgomery marches in 1935 were part of the voting rights movement taking place in the now historic Selma, Alabama. The movement’s goal was to highlight yet another racial injustice in the south and to contribute to the passing of the Voting …show more content…
This was given at one the largest political rallies in U.S history, the March on Washington. The march took place to demand both civil and economic rights for African Americans at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington. It was organized by some of the largest civil right movement leaders who came to be know as “the Big Six”. The march consisted of about 75-80 percent of blacks and a large majority of the remaining population to be white. Thanks to the about 250,000 people total who rallied for the march, it is said that they helped to urge congress to pass the Civil Rights Act of 1964 which outlawed discrimination and ended racial segregation in schools and the workplace.(source …show more content…
The Sit-in Movements were a series of peaceful protests that consisted of African Americans simply sitting at a white-only counter and waiting to be serviced. On February 1, 1960 four African American students from Greensboro North Carolina began to sit at a white-only counter everyday until they were eventually served.(source 1) This initial protested gained massive attention from the media which helped ignite the movement. Within a day nearly thirty protesters joined the cause with the four and with weeks the movement spread to stores and other discriminatory service areas across the country. Although mobs of white men usually came to harass and abuse these protesters, they almost always kept their nonviolent nature. And although many business didn’t immediately desegregate, many places eventually conformed to the requests of the protesters. Some locations closed their doors altogether but by the end of February, in most places white and blacks were eating at the same counters across the nation. Within a month the Sit-ins proved to be one of the most effective means of desegregation, especially one without the use of legal action.(source
The Selma to Montgomery marches in 1935 were part of the voting rights movement taking place in the now historic Selma, Alabama. The movement’s goal was to highlight yet another racial injustice in the south and to contribute to the passing of the Voting …show more content…
This was given at one the largest political rallies in U.S history, the March on Washington. The march took place to demand both civil and economic rights for African Americans at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington. It was organized by some of the largest civil right movement leaders who came to be know as “the Big Six”. The march consisted of about 75-80 percent of blacks and a large majority of the remaining population to be white. Thanks to the about 250,000 people total who rallied for the march, it is said that they helped to urge congress to pass the Civil Rights Act of 1964 which outlawed discrimination and ended racial segregation in schools and the workplace.(source …show more content…
The Sit-in Movements were a series of peaceful protests that consisted of African Americans simply sitting at a white-only counter and waiting to be serviced. On February 1, 1960 four African American students from Greensboro North Carolina began to sit at a white-only counter everyday until they were eventually served.(source 1) This initial protested gained massive attention from the media which helped ignite the movement. Within a day nearly thirty protesters joined the cause with the four and with weeks the movement spread to stores and other discriminatory service areas across the country. Although mobs of white men usually came to harass and abuse these protesters, they almost always kept their nonviolent nature. And although many business didn’t immediately desegregate, many places eventually conformed to the requests of the protesters. Some locations closed their doors altogether but by the end of February, in most places white and blacks were eating at the same counters across the nation. Within a month the Sit-ins proved to be one of the most effective means of desegregation, especially one without the use of legal action.(source