Lana Batarseh
HIST 311
Final Exam: Part 2
16 May 2018
The Origins of America: Social Progression
An activist, also known as a leader of the Civil Rights Movement, Martin Luther King Jr., had a dream similar to the rest of the nations that his four children would one day live in a nation where they would not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character; a nation that ensured upward mobility, economic opportunity, and peoples natural rights granted to them. MLK along with the rest of the nation fought for the lives of African Americans to be looked upon in society as equal brothers and sisters. The Civil Rights Movement was in effect to pass anti-discriminatory laws based on the color of one's skin as well as …show more content…
Each piece sought to address racial problems during this historical time period. The 1964 Civil Rights Act, the 1965 Voting Rights Act, the 1965 Elementary and Secondary Education Act, and many others. “The civil rights movement created new social identities for African Americans, inspired a new “rights consciousness” among other minority groups, and profoundly changed American society” (Faragher p. 628). Taken together, these acts advanced the major goals of civil rights leaders of the time. There was evident improvement of black economic opportunity, voting rights for African Americans, and desegregation. Once these acts were passed it opened the door to social mobility and civil rights activities and demonstrations undoubtedly led to the passage of these acts. “The growth of black activism and of white support convinced President Kennedy the moment had come to press for sweeping civil rights legislation” (Faragher p. 639). As Kennedy pressed congress, a board of civil rights activists and groups planned a massive nonviolent March on Washington. They held up signs that stated their intentions for their movement, “civil rights plus full employment equals freedom.” and “segregation robs children of their birthright.” The direct action of the participants who protested shaped the civil rights struggle in the South. The movement was so powerful that it intersected …show more content…
African Americans believed that the only way to be free was to dismantle the system that was oppressing them. African Americans weren't after the church people, rich people, or people of different ethnicities, they were after their civil rights and equal freedom. The Civil Rights Movement allowed Martin Luther King Jr’s dream of African American equality to be a reality. If it wasn't for the national politicians and the grass root participations and activists that passed civil rights reform during 1957 and 1965 America would be a different place. They took the issue of social inequality as far as the federal courts for legal battles to escape the world of segregation and broken systems. Not only does The Civil Rights Movement stand as precedent to many other social movements, it was the movement that changed the consciousness in society in that historical time frame. It stands strong today in our courts both big and small, protests and demonstrations, as well as our constitutional amendments which prohibits uncalled for discrimination on the basis of race or
HIST 311
Final Exam: Part 2
16 May 2018
The Origins of America: Social Progression
An activist, also known as a leader of the Civil Rights Movement, Martin Luther King Jr., had a dream similar to the rest of the nations that his four children would one day live in a nation where they would not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character; a nation that ensured upward mobility, economic opportunity, and peoples natural rights granted to them. MLK along with the rest of the nation fought for the lives of African Americans to be looked upon in society as equal brothers and sisters. The Civil Rights Movement was in effect to pass anti-discriminatory laws based on the color of one's skin as well as …show more content…
Each piece sought to address racial problems during this historical time period. The 1964 Civil Rights Act, the 1965 Voting Rights Act, the 1965 Elementary and Secondary Education Act, and many others. “The civil rights movement created new social identities for African Americans, inspired a new “rights consciousness” among other minority groups, and profoundly changed American society” (Faragher p. 628). Taken together, these acts advanced the major goals of civil rights leaders of the time. There was evident improvement of black economic opportunity, voting rights for African Americans, and desegregation. Once these acts were passed it opened the door to social mobility and civil rights activities and demonstrations undoubtedly led to the passage of these acts. “The growth of black activism and of white support convinced President Kennedy the moment had come to press for sweeping civil rights legislation” (Faragher p. 639). As Kennedy pressed congress, a board of civil rights activists and groups planned a massive nonviolent March on Washington. They held up signs that stated their intentions for their movement, “civil rights plus full employment equals freedom.” and “segregation robs children of their birthright.” The direct action of the participants who protested shaped the civil rights struggle in the South. The movement was so powerful that it intersected …show more content…
African Americans believed that the only way to be free was to dismantle the system that was oppressing them. African Americans weren't after the church people, rich people, or people of different ethnicities, they were after their civil rights and equal freedom. The Civil Rights Movement allowed Martin Luther King Jr’s dream of African American equality to be a reality. If it wasn't for the national politicians and the grass root participations and activists that passed civil rights reform during 1957 and 1965 America would be a different place. They took the issue of social inequality as far as the federal courts for legal battles to escape the world of segregation and broken systems. Not only does The Civil Rights Movement stand as precedent to many other social movements, it was the movement that changed the consciousness in society in that historical time frame. It stands strong today in our courts both big and small, protests and demonstrations, as well as our constitutional amendments which prohibits uncalled for discrimination on the basis of race or