Southern Christian Leadership Conference

African American history is the great tale of this country and the people who've paved the way for equal key rights amongst all citizens regardless of race, religion, or gender. This world wouldn’t have gotten as far as it has without all the different organizations, movements, court cases, and laws that fought for justice and didn’t throw in the towel when situations and circumstances got rough. There are several organizations that have stood up and stood out for what they wanted. For…

was an African American Civil Rights activist from the early 1950s until he was murdered in the late 1960s. King mainly focused on the use of nonviolent protests, which came from his deep Christian beliefs. Some of his most notable protests are the Montgomery Bus Boycott, the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, March on Washington (I Have a Dream Speech), the Birmingham Campaign, “Bloody Sunday”, and Selma’s Voting Right’s. Specifically, Kings “I Have a Dream” speech was given on the steps…

The Letter from Birmingham Jail In the letter Martin Luther King Jr. wrote from the “Birmingham Jail”, he emphasizes his intentions to bring justice to any place where people of color were being treated unfairly. During the 1960’s segregation between colored and white folks caused the corruption and injustice throughout the black community. In a quote, King best says, "Injustice anywhere is injustice everywhere. Anyone who lives inside the US can never be considered an outsider anywhere in the…

supporters outside the school asking them to repeal the new policy, saying that they wore the cloths not out of hate but as the marginalized group that believes the flag is Southern history. Some of the students went as far as to say they were going to continue to wear clothing with the flag on it. In his article, for The Christian Science Monitor, Patrik Jonsson states “That could lead to at least one legal…

This would mean that the black people would not ride the busses anymore. They would have to walk, ride a bike, carpool or take a taxi, using his leadership skills he convinced taxi drivers to accept the bus’ .10 cent fare in lieu of their normal metered fare (Biography). This didn’t go so well with City officials or the Whites within the community, which led to violence. The Montgomery police tried…

made to defend against accusation by the clergymen that King’s actions were too extreme. His reason for nonviolent protest comes from him St. Thomas Aquinas’ belief of following God’s moral law that goes against an unjust civil law. In addition to Christian philosophy, King also mentions Ancient and Enlightenment ideas to show that what he stands for is a universal right. The nonviolent protest is equated to Socrates’ pursuit of intelligence as both rely on tension to invoke change. Thomas…

FLOWERS’ INTO THE PULPIT: SOUTHERN BAPTIST WOMEN AND POWER SINCE WORLD WAR II Matthew Raymond Statler HISTORY OF THE BAPTISTS MARCH 27, 2016 Flowers, Elizabeth Into the Pulpit. Flowers holds a Doctorate in Religion from Duke University, a Masters in Divinity from Princeton and a Bachelors degree from Millsap’s College in Jackson Mississippi. She is currently an Associate Professor of Religion at TCU. Some of her works include Into the pulpit: Southern Baptist Women and Power…

X wanted black nationalism. Also, the silver rights movement allowed for African-American on organizations to rise. If you have these organizations consist of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), United Negro College Fund (UNCF) and Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee…

THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT Nammeh Kulu Menyoli HST 1430-DL01 December 8, 2016 Question/ Abstract Discuss the evolution of the civil rights movement that occurred during the 1950s and the 1960s. Did the federal government lead or follow in the movement? What divides could be found within the movement? Why did they exist? The Civil rights movement was a time in American history were blacks fought for equal rights for themselves as citizens of the country. In this essay, I am…

(8) Many factors sparked the great controversy and conflict of the Civil Rights movement in the 1960s and 1950s. Brown v. Board of Education in 1954 was a pivotal point leading up to the 1960s because it reversed the Plessy v. Ferguson case, deciding that facilities could be “separate but equal.” Thus, integration began in the schooling system with the Little Rock Nine, while many other activists seized the chance to attack the Jim Crow laws. Also, World War II black veterans rallied under the…