Civil Rights Diary Essay

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Civil Rights Diary The early 1960’s was the heyday for the early Civil Rights Movement. The movement was a series of political movement for equality. The year of 1963 was noted for racial unrest and civil rights demonstrations. Nationwide outrage was sparked by media coverage of police brutality. Dozens of demonstrations took place across the country, from California to New York. The Civil Rights Movement has mobilized communities; now it is set out to mobilize a nation. President John F Kennedy proposed a new civil rights bill, and the movement leaders wanted to make sure he followed through. The summer of 1963, movement leaders announced plans for a mass march on Washington. Attorney General Robert Kennedy was afraid that violence would break out, so he tried to stop the march. He was unsuccessful. The “March on Washington For Jobs and Freedom” was set to be on August 28, 1963. According to Younge (2013), “It was a bold initiative. At the time marches in the capital were rare and this one was not…show more content…
According to Ross (2007), “Nobody was sure how many people would turn up for the demonstration in Washington, D.C. Some traveling from the South were harassed and threatened. But on August 28, 1963, an estimated quarter of a million people – about a quarter of whom were white – marched from the Washington Monument to the Lincoln Memorial, in what turned out to be both a protest and a communal celebration.” People were everywhere as Karen and I walked closer to the start of the march. As far as I can see, people were holding signs that read “We Shall Overcome” and “End Segregated Rules in Public Schools”. Some people were waving the United States flag. I just thought to myself what a beautiful site this was, and what a great opportunity it was for our nation. Thousands of people marched. Karen and I held hands with black women as we marched to the Lincoln Memorial. I felt unity. I felt like I was making a

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