Similarities Between W. E. B. Dubois And Rosa Parks

Rosa Parks, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and W.E.B. Du Bois all worked tirelessly for African American Civil Rights in the 1950s. They went through hardships, death threats, and even assassination. There is not a single student that can’t recite at least a few lines of the famous “I Have a Dream” speech, but all of their efforts were used by an important court case of 1967. This case, which seems ridiculous to a modern day person, banned interracial marriage in the state of Virginia and ignored Civil Rights. Even after one of the greatest movements in American history, discrimination was still being widely practiced around the country.
Discrimination, which included horrific and disgusting lynching, beatings, and fire-bombing, also disguised…show more content…
King, and W.E.B. Du Bois sacrificed their freedoms and their lives in order to ensure the freedoms of others, the battles they fought did not cease to exist. After the Civil Rights Movement was passed, people did not just simply transform their lifestyles to accommodate others, especially those of a different race, into their lives. Peace was far from within grasp. The Lovings had to fight and scrape for their own freedoms, the liberty to marry each other without fear of prosecution and persecution. However, other fights had to be fought, and are still continued to be fought today. Despite the best efforts of those involved, racism is still sadly apparent in our every day lives. And like Dr. King stated, many people are still waiting for the day when they can say, “Free at last, free at last, thank God Almighty that I’m free at…show more content…
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