The NAACP’s momentum to keep fighting came from the victories it has won. Many people are a part of African American history today were involved in many ways to help fight desegregate the South. Thurgood Marshall, a lawyer, was the critique of the “separate but equal” doctrine that justified segregation. Thurgood Marshall won a number of significant cases, Morgan v. Virginia (1946), Missouri ex rel. Gaines v. Canada (1938) and Sweatt v. Painter (1950).
Martin Luther King Jr. caused great changes for America. He became well educated and went to many colleges, he became a great leader, he had gotten many people organized together, he faced the nation with bravery, he never gave up, and was a hero, and inspired many people of not only the nation, but the world. Martin Luther King Jr. was born on January 15th, 1929. He was born named Michael Luther King Jr., but later had changed his own name to Martin. He had many family members that worked with African American churches.
The Laws, as described above, helped African Americans a lot! It gave them the rights that were insured to all citizens of America; furthermore, it them as a community with the other whites. The laws ensured African Americans and women right to vote. It was brought up by J.F.K who later was assassinated helped the bill to pass through congress. I think that these laws now speak for themselves and the Bill of rights that were established for the people of America.
Martin Luther King was one of the most influential figures in the civil rights movement in the years 1955-68. He gave many speeches and conducted/participated in many peaceful campaigns in the south fighting for equal rights for African Americans. The peaceful protest method used was adopted from Ghandi, who used these peaceful methods to gain India’s independence from British rule in 1947. Firstly looking at the peaceful campaigns conducted in the period 1955-68, and their effectiveness on the civil rights movement. The Montgomery Bus Boycott of 1955 showed that peaceful protests could be effective.
Wendell Phillips- He had a part in the rights for women, blacks, and Native Americans, and now there are schools and scholarships named for him. Harriet Beecher Stowe- Her book, Uncle Tom’s Cabin, is still very popular today and we can just see how slaves were treated and what it was like back then. Her book caused a lot of people to switch sides in the slavery argument and was a huge help in abolishing slavery. She also played a part in the creating of the University of
STILL I RISE BY MAYA ANGELOU- She is speaking to her audience of oppressors about how she has overcome racism, criticism, sexism, and personal obstacles in her life with pride and grace. this poem is also historically rooted with the mentions of slavery. HARRIET TUBMAN BY ELOISE GREENFIELD. LANGSTON HUGHES- MY PEOPLE, I TOO SING AMERICA.- this poem describes the pain felt by an african in a world dominated by the whites. lansgton expresses the agony with a hope that tomorrow will definitely bring a change( whites will treat blacks with equality in all the aspects of life) AFRICAN AMERICANS HAVE PLAYED AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN THE GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE UNITED STATED AND ALSO THE WORLD.
The Niagara Movement was one of the most influential movements in American history it had a huge impact in the African American community. The ideas that they encouraged pushed blacks to fight for true equality. Equality was just a word to so many African Americans for it had never been realized in their lives. Most African Americans just settled for the right to be a citizen but the Niagara movement encouraged the fighting for the same rights as those of a white man. Without this movement there would no telling where blacks would be today group that were primarily organized by W. E. B. Dubois .this was to get freedom and let blacks think for themselves and to have the faith and the mental toughness.
Prominent leaders such as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X were able to reach out to people across the country and spread the messages of equality to the masses. The civil rights movement not only benefited from having prominent figures as leaders, but the music of the 1960s also strengthened the push for civil rights greatly . The African American population of America in the 1960s were religious in the vast majority. Similar to the young generation of Americans with the Vietnam War, the African American community, mainly of southern states, would gather and protest (both peacefully and violently) against the both legal and cultural oppression and scrutiny their people suffered from in their daily lives. Because of the mainly religious orientation of the community, many of these gatherings took place in churches where many gospels and sermons would spread the message of peace and cooperation among the races that the civil rights movement was all about .
The symbolism and actual effects of the event served as a big inspiration for blacks in future struggles for their rights, like the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s (Hutchinson, George. 1995). It reinforced the stand of the black community and demonstrated to the world and the black community itself, what capabilities they had in store, waiting to be unleashed. This led to a united cultural identity which served as a conscious awakening for a united race among the black
The civil rights movement impacted African Americans a great deal. During the 1960’s groups have formed and many leaders have emerged to bring change to the treatment of African Americans. Leaders like Martin Luther King Jr, Malcolm X, and Rosa Parks a few important names to list during this time period. Martin Luther King Jr’s great challenge was ending segregation