African American Women's Rights

They were still looked down upon for their nurturing habits. Women were the ones who ran the house when it came to protecting it. While fighting for their equality they used this in their favor, saying that they are the ones who know what needs to happen for their home to be protected to the fullest potential. They used what they knew to gather the public’s attention, and this is how they were able to make a change when it came to public sanitation, education, and other factors that lead to a better home. Even though all women were fighting for the same thing, they split up in groups that would benefit more individuals. African American women would fight for the ending of racism, females that worked for equal pay and working conditions, and women who did not work, worked towards fighting for better education systems, better healthcare, and equality in the political system. These small groups of women fighting for different things, all made a huge difference when they came together, and helped changed the lives of Americans all over the country.

Today, women and minorities have a wide variety of professions they can pursue; but it was not always that way. Before the Civil Rights Movement, women and minorities, especially black people, were bounded to a stereotypical or subservient role in society without the right to voice their opinions. Some, however, did take a stand to fight for equal rights against all odds. These people were called Civil Rights activists and many became leaders. Among the many famous pioneers such as Martin, Malcolm, and Angela, was a woman of great pride and honor – Shirley Chisholm. Chisholm was a civil rights leader who championed the causes of equal rights and fair treatment for both women and minorities through her determination, community involvement, and

Another amazing African American women leader and voice for her feminist activist audience was Sojourner Truth who spoke from within

Have you ever heard of Rosa Parks or Ruby Bridges?Well these women are extra special.Rosa got arrested from not giving her seat up and Ruby was incredible and didn’t get scared when she was the only black girl in a whole white school and was getting yelled at by angry mobs.

Sojourner Truth especially was a strong advocate for equal rights around the 1850's, not only just for blacks, but for women as well.

Personal experience motivated Melba Beals and Harriet Tubman to get equal rights, while Mother Jones was affected by what she saw to get worker’s rights. These three are very important, all making a change to these human rights.

Traditionally, African Americans were not even allowed an education. The racism of American citizens prevented that right. As civil rights were getting ratified, that fact change. However, it moved slower with African American women. Despite that, some great African American women were able to learn practical and technical skills that lead to the advancement of African Americans.

Compared to the many male leaders of America and those who made a difference, the number of female leaders and those who made a difference is very small. At least that’s how it seems since a majority of the female efforts in history go unrecognized. There were many women that changed America; they made a gigantic impact on the American history. Women, before, during, and after colonial times, had no rights as those of a property owning white man. They were just above a slave in social status. White women and women of color fought for a change in their country. Many rights were exclusively for the white man who owned property and was of Puritan belief. During time, male African Americans had won the right to vote, but not even the white

Civil rights leaders such as Booker T. Washington, W.E.B. Dubois and Ida B. Wells played a major role in helping to elevate African Americans. Each one of these fearless leaders individually took on the task to ensure that blacks would be treated fairly. It was hard for me to decide who had the greatest impact because each one them had a different method and focus but in my opinion have equally impacted later generations whether many realize it or not. Ida B. Wells-Barnett was a woman who from an early age endured adversity. Many people think that Rosa Parks was the first woman to refuse to give up her seat but in my study I learned that this had been done several times years prior by and many others. Ida used the court case as an opportunity

Susan B. Anthony was famous for dedicating her time to the women's right movement. She made

One African American women who fought for justice was Ida B. Wells, she was raised to fight for the rights of African Americans

Without the diverse roles of African American women during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, African Americans would have faced even more discrimination, segregation, and hardships. Brave African American women fought for not only racial equality, but also gender equality primarily through their education and their experiences abroad. African American women activists such as Mary Church Terrell, Josephine Baker, and Eslanda Robeson had both similarities and differences in the process of advancing the African American masses during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. They also impacted African Americans through their work in organizations such as the NAACP and WILPF where they fought for civil rights and racial justice. Each woman

Many African Americans are well known for doing great things during the Civil Rights Movement. Jackie Robinson was the first black baseball player, and he played for the Brooklyn Dodgers. Martin Luther King Jr. was the face of equality. Rosa Parks was arrested on December 1, 1955, because she wouldn't give up her seat to a white man.

I do not identify as a male or female. I simply am me, and I live in a small, conserved town where if you do not fit in, you will get made fun of. I have two choices in my position; fight or fight. I have chosen to fight, and I will not give up, my life must mean more than running away and even if I run, I’m running for what I believe in. I will not give up the fight, and since I have decided fight, my weapon can be as simple as using my talent: art. I make art about LGBT rights, people of color, women's rights. Whatever it is I will stand by you and I am here to fight for you, and I will not put my paintbrush

Yes, all lives matter, however, a pattern of black men and women have been murdered by police brutality; therefore, we need to concentrate on preserving black lives at this moment. At this very moment, in the United States, there have been destructive riots and peaceful protest from all races but mostly African Americans because we continue to witness black men and women die from police brutality without justice being served. A British based newspaper called The Guardian started a project known as “The Counted”. The project’s purpose is to count the number of people killed by police and other law enforcement agencies throughout 2015. The Counted only focuses on the amount of people killed by law enforcements. Based on the statics of the project thus far, it exhibits that officers kill five black people per every million black residents of the United States. In comparison, about two per million people for both white and Hispanic victims are killed by the police. The results of “The Counted” also confirm that five hundred and forty seven people were killed in total by the police in 2015. Out of this immensely large number, 47.9% of those killed were white, 28.3% were black and 15.5% were Hispanic/Latino. In addition, out of those five hundred and forty seven people that were killed, one hundred and sixteen of them were unarmed. The numbers shows that 31.6% of blacks killed were unarmed however; the numbers were not the same pertaining to the whites that were killed. The