This protests success could also have been some of the inspiration behind the Montgomery bus boycott in 1955. Another organisation that evoked change in the period leading up to 1945 was the NAACP, who were involved in non-violent protests as well as the Smith Vs. Allwright case which overturned states such as Texas who disenfranchised the black citizens. The triumph of this case showed a hope for the representation of blacks as a whole and this led to more support for the organisation after the war which helped develop the civil right movement. An important black activist in relation to the Second World War specifically, was A. Phillip Randolph who was a trade unionist and important figure in the Double V campaign. The Double V campaign was very important as it was a symbol worn by black soldiers to show they supported victory against fascism at home and abroad.
A worthy attitude of the civil rights movement was the unachievable triumph that the blacks sought after and built. Through courage, persistence, and determination, the African Americans won their independence. The civil rights evolution was a period when society was oppressed for many years, rose up against the disadvantage and accomplished their freedom. The most significant victory for African American civil rights during the 1950’s was the Supreme Courts ruling in the Brown vs. The Board of Education ruling, which declared separate but equal unconstitutional.
A pioneer of the civil rights movement, Du Bois dedicated his life to ending colonialism, exploitation, and racism worldwide. Experiencing many changes in the nation's political history, he served as a voice for generations of African Americans seeking social justice. Du Bois was determined in fighting the racial inequalities even if they were accepting by some black people, Booker T. Washington’s followers. Du Bois joined the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) as the Director of Publicity and Research. Bois pronounced that its aim was to set out "those facts and arguments which show the danger of race prejudice, particularly as manifested today toward colored people."
Martin Luther King responded to segregation by organising a successful bus boycott and establishing his use of passive resistance. He responded to the problem of voter-registration by organising a march in Selma to protest and to encourage blacks to enrol. Even though his actions in his response cost him the support of many young radicals, it resulted in the 1965 Voters Rights Act. King responded to the problem of poverty by organising a Poor Peoples Campaign where he aimed to unite the poor people and pressure congress to take action against poverty and consequences improving the lives of black people. All these responses by King, whether successful or not, made his a prominent leader in this civil rights
This was a call to action for African Americans all across the United States. As African Americans began to full-heartily push for desegragation they also began other protests. Along with this, Martin Luther King Jr. established the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, which set out to eliminate segragation from American socitey and to encourage Africans to register to vote. In April 1960 Ella Baker, a former NAACP officail and executive director of the SCLC invited other student leaders to attend a convention at Shaw University. However, instead of encouraging them to join NAACP or SCLC she encouraged students to create their own organizations.
The boycott bought 85% of the black community in Montgomery together and led to the establishment of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) by King which continued to campaign for desegregation. The campaign continued with full vigour until the Supreme Court case of Browder vs. Gayle which occurred during the same time outlawed segregation on buses in Montgomery. This demonstrates the importance of peaceful protest, as without this campaign occurring in the first place it would not have led to the court case that bought about change; so there is evidence to suggest peaceful protests played a vital role in encouraging others to bring about change.
These two great leaders opened up the door for the civil right movement for African Americans. Malcolm X left a notable impact on the Civil Rights Movement in the last year of his life. Black activists in the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) and the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) who had heard him speak to organizers in 1965, began to support some of his ideas on racial pride and creation of black-run institutions. MLK impact lead to the Jim Crow laws being illegal and cause a positive impact on the civil right movement. Despite the hardships these two great men faced, they stood up for what they truly believed in.
This would become more apparent after James Meredith, who started a March Against Fear from Memphis to Jackson in 1966, to protest against racism, and subsequently was shot down . Carmichael along with others picked up where Meredith left off; by the time the marchers arrived in Greenwood, Mississippi; they were arrested by the police. After Carmichaels release from jail, he would make his famous “Black Power” speech in which he called for "black people in this country to unite, to recognize their heritage, and to build a sense of community.” Even though this slogan had been used before by Richard Wright and others, this was a first for the Civil Rights Movement. From here, Carmichael’s outlook would change and he would start looking at it from a self-defense aspect and trying to rally young blacks to his cry for revolution. He started to unite these young men and women under the motto of “Black Power,” in order to develop real power within their community and prove to not only them, but also the rest of the nation that Blacks would no longer step aside and allow the Whites to continue to manipulate and dominate a system that would hinder not only them, but the Civil Rights Movement as well.
To what extent do you consider that World War Two was a key turning point in the campaign for civil rights for African-Americans in the period 1877-1981? The advancement of the civil rights campaign for African Americans developed through many significant events, however, World War Two can be said to have the greatest significance; even more than the 13th, 14th and 15th amendments and other reforms which gave blacks civil rights. This is because the Second World War highlighted the tribulation that coloured people faced and the extent of the discrimination and began to change the ‘separate but not equal’ laws when logically both races were fighting and dying for the same cause. More over, the Second World War for the first time gave black
Debating the MLK Movement Queniya Lassiter Final 4/18/2012 Debating the Martin Luther King Jr. Movement When I think about Martin Luther King Jr I think about all the things he accomplished for African American’s while others were racist against him. He believed in equality no matter where it came from or whom. He wanted all African Americans to be given the same rights as other races even whites. He became famous from his brilliant speeches, words of wisdom and persuasive thoughts that segregated African Americans. Even though times have changed, diverse races are still segregated all over the United States.