William Watt
Modern U.S.
Mr Sweeney
December 19 2016
Why the Civil Rights Movement was successful
The Civil rights movement was successful due to Martin Luther King's leadership, the overall strategy of the movement, and the involvement of the church. What led to this movement first, was what prompted pressure for civil rights. First, many blacks in the south started to move northward in search of jobs in Northern cities. We saw this from 1950-60 which gave Blacks much more political power by organizing in communities. In 1950, the NAACP’s Legal Defense and Educational Fund, led by Thurgood Marshall, fought racial segregation in court. This led to the 1954 ruling in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka. This was only the start of the civil …show more content…
Leadership was a key role in this movement because they needed a strong figure to propel them into the public's eye that people would take seriously. Martin Luther King was this man that lead the civil rights movement into headlines. What led to King's success was that he was a well educated man and that he was a great speaker. Martin Luther King was also strong, smart and very articulated leader. He had one precise and condensed message that all Americans could follow. He emphasized and encouraged the importance of non-violent protest and resistance. He provided leadership to the African-American civil rights movement and to all black communities never seen before. His Speeches moved people, no matter what race or religion, they could back this man. An example of his potent literature can be found in his Letter from a Birmingham Jail, “We know through painful experience that freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed”(Letter from a Birmingham Jail.) This quote explains how America will not just easily give black people equal rights, but they must fight for them. Leadership was not only key from leaders …show more content…
This was necessary since Reverends were one of the only high ranking positions that a black man could hold. This was important because it would lead to the movement seeming stronger. People and communities as a whole identify and will trust men of holy significance better in these situations. Along with this, the public reacts better to listening to a religious man as their powerful figure. Major religious figures that were in the middle of the Civil Rights Movement were Fred Shuttlesworth, Andrew Young, Jesse Jackson, Wyatt T. Walker, Joseph Lowery, and obviously Martin Luther King Jr. These Religious leaders did not only moralize black communities but also helped largely to communicate with the Nation the Grievances of Black
Modern U.S.
Mr Sweeney
December 19 2016
Why the Civil Rights Movement was successful
The Civil rights movement was successful due to Martin Luther King's leadership, the overall strategy of the movement, and the involvement of the church. What led to this movement first, was what prompted pressure for civil rights. First, many blacks in the south started to move northward in search of jobs in Northern cities. We saw this from 1950-60 which gave Blacks much more political power by organizing in communities. In 1950, the NAACP’s Legal Defense and Educational Fund, led by Thurgood Marshall, fought racial segregation in court. This led to the 1954 ruling in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka. This was only the start of the civil …show more content…
Leadership was a key role in this movement because they needed a strong figure to propel them into the public's eye that people would take seriously. Martin Luther King was this man that lead the civil rights movement into headlines. What led to King's success was that he was a well educated man and that he was a great speaker. Martin Luther King was also strong, smart and very articulated leader. He had one precise and condensed message that all Americans could follow. He emphasized and encouraged the importance of non-violent protest and resistance. He provided leadership to the African-American civil rights movement and to all black communities never seen before. His Speeches moved people, no matter what race or religion, they could back this man. An example of his potent literature can be found in his Letter from a Birmingham Jail, “We know through painful experience that freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed”(Letter from a Birmingham Jail.) This quote explains how America will not just easily give black people equal rights, but they must fight for them. Leadership was not only key from leaders …show more content…
This was necessary since Reverends were one of the only high ranking positions that a black man could hold. This was important because it would lead to the movement seeming stronger. People and communities as a whole identify and will trust men of holy significance better in these situations. Along with this, the public reacts better to listening to a religious man as their powerful figure. Major religious figures that were in the middle of the Civil Rights Movement were Fred Shuttlesworth, Andrew Young, Jesse Jackson, Wyatt T. Walker, Joseph Lowery, and obviously Martin Luther King Jr. These Religious leaders did not only moralize black communities but also helped largely to communicate with the Nation the Grievances of Black