Civil Activist Sources

The book My Soul Is Rested by Howell Raines is a good book that shows exactly from first encounter interviews what went on during the civil rights movement. It has many

Title: The Civil Rights Movement: A Historical Analysis of the Increasing Racial Factors in the Emergence of Intersectional Feminist Theory and Union Organizing for Women of Color

Alabama was often the epicenter of civil rights activism and steadfast perseverance for African Americans during the 1960s. It is where Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. led his congregation and where four little girls were murdered and 22 citizens were injured when the 16th Street Baptist Church was bombed. It is also where Dr. King and other activists planned the march on Washington, where he and others leaders like John Lewis were met with violence but ultimately claimed victory in the Selma to Montgomery March of 1965. And who could forget the powerful images of the Birmingham Children’s Crusade of 1963, where young, non-violent protesters were met with high-power water hoses, beaten with batons and threatened by police

On January 21, 2017, an estimated 500,000 Americans marched on the National Mall, continuing a longstanding tradition of protest on this public space. On this particular day, protesters sought to send a message to President Donald Trump regarding women’s rights. Known as the Women’s March, this event is only one of the more recent examples of large-scale protest and dissent on the National Mall. Throughout American history, protest movements have often made their way to Washington, D.C., the capital city and political center of the United States. Although the National Mall was not necessarily designed in a way that fosters protest, it quickly became the foremost venue for American demonstration. As AIDS activist Cleve Jones once stated, “the

For many decades, the New York Police Department (NYPD) has practiced overzealous patrolling techniques while on the job. In fact, the culture in the police force has become so aggressive, as a result adversely harms society, but more than often, victimizes people from underrepresented communities. Police brutality dates back to the 1960’s, (e.g. Harlem Riots, Tenderloin Riots, and Stonewall Riots) an era when the civil rights movement pioneered. During this period, social justice advocates came across treacherous obstacles, as many advocates were perceived as deviant for bringing awareness on social inequality. As a prospective research assistant, I would like to be able to identify the following question: Did the civil rights movement of 1964 create an aggressive and oppressive, as well as an institutional backlash in the NYPD among minority groups? The reason why I would like to analyze this potential question is because police brutality in present day society is such a rampant issue, therefore should be a topic to closely study.

The last source that helped me during this presentation is “ 1963 Birmingham Civil Rights Campaign Barbara Sylvia Shores.” This source helped me by showing what civil rights activist went through and the violence that was struck upon them. It also helped because it was a primary source. Primary sources are important because it is coming first hand from an African American. This source was very detailed and easy to visualize what it was like to be her. It also explains the police brutality. The police blocked the roads to her house so she could be

"The Civil Rights Movement in Birmingham, Alabama." American Decades Primary Sources. Ed. Cynthia Rose. Vol. 7: 1960-1969. Detroit: Gale, 2004. 496-501. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Web. 27 Nov.

Kennedy was some what involved and African Americans and city council at that time was involved.It was one of the biggest cries for change at that time.The people involved started of peaceful and escalated to becoming violent. In the end victory happened as" The Birmingham Campaign ended with a victory in May of 1963 when local officials agreed to remove "White Only" and "Black Only" signs from restrooms and drinking fountains in downtown Birmingham; desegregate lunch counters; deploy a "Negro job improvement plan"; release jailed demonstrators; and create a biracial committee to monitor the

Take Andrew Marrisett’s story for example, he said he was driving the church bus on a Sunday and say a some 6 year old child having a K-9 dog sent on her, and as any decent human would he jumped in front of the attacking K-9 and tried to help the little girl. As a result he was then arrested and the dog was sicced onto him. Marrisett went on to tell Raines “That really was the spark. I had an interest all along, but that just took the cake-a big, burly two-hundred-and-eighty-five-pound cop siccing a trained police dog on a little girl, little black girl.” (Raines, 146) I could pick out any one activists story from this novel and point out the way they were mistreated and how that affected their involvement in this movement, no African American were treated right during this time. They were taken away in the thousands and transposed like cattle in old school busses. We are still seeing similar attentions today, 50-60 years later. Obviously not in such a large amount but there are enough cases for a march at the nations capital on December 13, 2014 where an estimated 25,000 people came together to protest the recent killings of black males by the police. Those activists in the 1900’s set an outline for marches for years to come, but it took more than just marches to get what they fought.

This is a letter about the best sources for learning what is was like to be a civil rights activist . “ letter from Birmingham jail” is my first source for many reasons like talking about equal rights and being written by MLK. “ No more the children of Birmingham 1963 and the turning point of the civil rights movement” is a great source because it shows the effect the revolution had on kids. 1963 civil rights campaign Barbara Sylvia, shores” is a good source because it is from a first person view of someone who was bombed. Photographs are a great source because it shows police brutality and blacks protecting each other. I didn’t choose “ Watson’s go to Birmingham “ because it is a fictional book.

The National Archives gives back ground on the (Civil Rights Act of 1964). National Archives website, www.archives.gov is full of archives regarding the United States. There is a session for teacher, that allows the site to be used as a resource. The (Civil Rights Act of 1964) was a response to a question presented, is the 14th Amendment being upheld. Society question the government, are certain groups of people being denied social justice? Are certain groups being denied social benefits?

     These and other injustices led to the Civil Rights movement. A bus boycott in Montgomery, Alabama in 1955 started the movement. Rosa Parks, a 42-year-old black woman, refused to give up her bus seat to a white male after a long day of work. She was arrested and found guilty. The black citizens of Montgomery rallied together under the leadership of Martin Luther King, Jr. to boycott the cities segregated transportation system. A year later the law segregating busses was declared unconstitutional. Led by Martin Luther King, Jr., the civil rights movement began to take shape and gain momentum. Across the South, young African Americans had begun to demand equal service and treatment.

We The People. Three simple words that hold irreversible truths about the founding of a nation. The Constitution of the United States of America is a document that was created ahead of its time. The founders of this country did not have a modern foreign government to emulate. Their innovative ideals of creating a governing power would allow citizens to be more actively involved in decisions made by elected officials. These elected officials not only have a duty to the government, but to the people of the United States.

“The atmosphere is an unhealthy but this time its not a typical ugly political season, its highly charged, damaging, immoral and divisive. People have been brainwashed and chose their party over the country. Republicans played the race card and forced people to take sides. The message is clear, their civilization leader is Trump a barbarian, fascist, racist, fraud criminal, hypocrite, hate-monger, phony, lunatic and a sexual Predator. And now, the responsibility is on us to continue the mission of our great civil rights activists and leaders. Men and women will stand up again because we live by our principles, values and ethics.”

The Birmingham campaign was a movement organized by King Martin Luther in the spring of 1963 to bring attention to the integration efforts of African Americans in Birmingham, Alabama. In the early 1960s, Birmingham was a very segregated city. This meant that black and white people were kept separated. They had different schools, restaurants, water fountains and even different place to stay. There were laws that allowed and enforced segregation called Jim Crow Laws. The movement which began in April, utilized massive direct action to attack Birmingham’s strongly engrained system of segregation. The protests were co-named “Project C”. The “C” stood for “confrontation”. The protests were non violent and included boycotting downtown stores, sit-ins, marches. The organizers thought that if enough people protested, then the local government would be forced to confront them and this would make national news gaining them support the federal government and the rest of the country. This project C brought national attention to the inequality of America’s economic, legal and social system- attention that led to the civil rights act of 1964.