Johnson realised that society had changed in a short space of time of just a few years; he wanted change before civil unrest forced through. The march on Washington was a very significant factor to the civil rights act being passed; it showed the strength and support from both the media and the white Americans. The march on Washington drew a massive crowd of over 250,000 people and showed the height of the civil rights movement. It was the largest rally in the US up to that date and was an integrated campaign which demanded that the government enforced the laws equally to protect the citizens regardless of race or colour. As a result of the march, Martin Luther King and others met with president Kennedy at the white house and discussed their views on the issue of segregation.
Peaceful protests were an effective method of the civil rights movement and brought African Americans a lot of success. Peaceful protests brought in a lot of support from African Americans as well as white Americans and the amount of support that turned up to these protests helped push through the legal battles. One prime example of such protest was the Montgomery bus boycott of 1955, which was very significant as African Americans learnt that they had great economic power. The Montgomery bus boycott was especially important as it resulted in the formation of the SCLC and showed that with planning and a large amount of support any protest could be pursued into a law court case as two months after the boycott had started, the legal battle of “Browder vs Gayle” took place. The court case and the peaceful protest together managed to overturn Transport segregation in Alabama.
I believe that the contribution of Martin Luther King was huge for the Civil Rights Campaign, however many important campaigners were overshadowed by King who possibly got too much credit when it was due elsewhere. King had a giant effect on the progress of the advancement of black civil rights. The first major part he played in improving the social standing of black civilians was in his role governing the Montgomery Bus Boycott between 1955 and 1956. This boycott aimed to achieve, which it eventually did, the desegregation of public buses, which was partly initiated by Rosa Parks refusing to give up her seat for a white man when asked to do so, who was then arrested. King was invited to lead the body which was coordinating the boycott, the Montgomery Improvement Association, so he was not responsible for creating and starting off this successful campaign, however his alluring personality and leadership skills helped motivate the campaign brilliantly.
Martin Luther King was the most important factor in the success of the Non-Violent protest movement in the USA between 1955-65” How far do you agree with this statement? The 1950s was the initiation of the furture direction the civil rights movement was heading towards. Between 1955-65 we saw the emergence of Martin Luther King as a vivil rights leader and participant in the non-violent protests advocating for black right sna desegregation. It can be sadi that Martin Luther King was a catalyst for civli rights because his actions lead to some large pivotal changes such as the desegraegation of buses. Despite Kings support of the protests, a large majority fo them were not oransided by him showing that often Kinf didn’t play as of a essential role in the Civil Rights as people have been lead to belived.
Martin Luther King had a major impact on changing civil rights for black Americans. King played a part in many well-known civil rights movements in the 1950s and 1960s. His vision has made the world a more equal place. King’s importance in the civil rights movement gained the respect of many political leaders, and gave him the potential power to enact major change.However he was not solely responsible for the change in civil rights in this era. Other people and groups who credit for their dedication Malcom x , black panthers,president kennedy president Johnson Sclc – ‘’the sclc’s original aim of spreading the Montgomery example by supporting similar bus boycotts in other cities met with little success’’ - and other civil rights organisations.
The Boycott led to the ruling that declared segregation on the buses unconstitutional. The success of the boycott boosted the morale of the civil rights movement. It also demonstrated how non violent protest could be successful at achieving change. The media attention helped create northern support for the aims of the civil rights movement. It led to the creation of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and the emergence of Martin Luther King as a leading light within the civil rights movement.
How accurate is it to say that Martin Luther King’s policy of peaceful protest was the most important reason for the success of the civil rights movement in the years of 1960-1968? Martin Luther King’s peaceful protests were an important part within the civil rights movement in America between 1960 and 1969. He organised public protests as well as getting involved in many and giving the idea of peaceful protest. Every changed that occurred, somehow leads back to King and his policy of peaceful protest. From 1960 to 1968, King organised four main protests including Washington, Selma, Mississippi Freedom Summer and Birmingham, all of which were peaceful on the African American’s side of the protests.
These riots seem negative as persecution of blacks also took place during the election and law riots, but nevertheless theses riots are evidence of political democracy. The Jacksonians’ claims to conserving political democracy are also proven true in (doc D) Harriet Martineau’s Society in America. Her observations of America the nation as a newcomer included independent men in towns, and men in the country all owning land. This meant that they could vote and provided for a better democracy as more people could vote, giving the people even more power. By maintaining political democracy the Jacksonians were also able to create
Washington delivered one of the most famous civil right speeches, the Atlanta Compromise Address, which is about urging African-Americans to get economic security before social or political equality. This speech caused arguments between Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. Du Bois but, many people agreed with him and fought for economic security first. Another subject he spoke about was the National Negro Business League, which was formed 1915. The organization was formed to promote financial and commercial welfare of blacks.
I believe the Montgomery bus boycott was the most important event in the 1950s -1960s in changing the civil rights for African-Americans, because this event gained internationally attention. On the 1st of December 1955 a white man requested for Rosa Parks’ seat however she refused as it seemed unreasonable. Leading her to be arrested, this act was very important because it went against the Jim Crow which was created to force segregation in public school systems, kept many African-Americans from moving out of segregated neighbourhoods and often made it difficult for African-Americans to vote. Overall it was very unfair to the black community, as a result the black community in Alabama started a non-violent boycott of the buses, leaving buses only half full this had a major financial impact on bus companies as it was the black community who used buses the most and the event was lead by Martin Luther King. This event was important because it gained international attention which put pressure on the different structures of the American government to make changes, and finally in 1965 the Supreme Court ruled that segregation on buses was illegal.