To say the United States has changed since the conclusion of the Civil War is a major understatement. One could spend hours just discussing and analyzing the economic changes that have taken place and then some more connecting those to the social and political modifications. If one could invent a time machine and bring back a person from the Pre-Civil War Era, he or she would not be able to begin to comprehend the changes that have taken place. In other words, the United States has changed to the point of being unrecognizable but only in certain areas and slightly changed in others. Yet, these national historical episodes are different for every individual and social group. For some, the changes have been largely beneficial from the very beginning …show more content…
As mentioned before, the judicial system was taken by force within this movement by making discrimination in certain areas unconstitutional. Yet, those court cases only took up one of three political branches and so many began to protest Washington and more explicitly the president, in order to involve the Legislative and Executive branches of government. The famous March on Washington comes to mind with the giving of one of the most recognized speeches titled I have a Dream spoken on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. With millions of people joining the ranks of the Civil Rights Movement from all walks of life and ethnic groups, Congress began to take notice. With the signing of the Civil Rights Act in 1964, a domino effect took place with more and more laws being made and changed. These legal act reinforced the fourteenth and fifteenth amendments which guaranteed human and voting rights to all people regardless of skin color (it was later extended with the passage of the nineteenth amendment in 1917 which gave woman of all races the right to vote). In spite of the initial weak execution of the aforementioned law, the momentum began to pick up alongside the already started Civil Rights Movement. Coupled with the assassinations of political and religious leaders like Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X, and Robert Kennedy, the movement and law gained even more of a backbone. Though the influences would take decades to see, they were still there. The Civil Rights Movement led to the formation of political groups like the Black Panther Party who fought against racial injustice while promoting Black Excellence. Looking for a personal perspective, the political changes allowed me to have the opportunity to vote without persecution while maintaining my dignity as a woman and an African
The civil rights movement changed the way people saw each other in the U.S. At first, most people saw African Americans as defenseless and helpless people, until they collaborated and impacted the Montgomery Bus System, the school system, and the judicial system. This movement also had an impact on the U.S. population, and helped confront the issue that most American Caucasians were treating people unlike themselves unequally.
Since the Civil War brought extensive economic change to the United States, civilians in the North and South faced many economic challenges. "In the North the arms, metalworkings, boot making, and shipbuilding industries boomed, but the scarcity of cotton caused widespread layoffs and closures in the textile industry" (Keene, 391). Even though workers' salaries rose by forty percent, prices increased even faster, resulting in inflation that averaged fifteen percent. Despite the North's economic hardships, the problems the South faced were far worse. "The Southern economy was hit hard by the cessation of trade with the North and Europe due to the Union blockade" (Keene, 391). Southern industry and agriculture were limited by persistent
The Civil Rights Movement is understood as the collected efforts of many different groups and individuals struggling to achieve justice and equal treatment for all Americans. Several events shaped the time period, particularly those that either showed the extent of injustice and unfair or violent treatment, as well as took direct action against injustice. Additionally, significant events were those where Civil Rights leaders could celebrate a concrete victory, such as a court decision or a change in law. Moreover, the organizing principles and philosophies of the movement changed as different leaders and
The Civil Rights movement was a very important event that helped in the forming of our country. Probably the most famous and influential civil rights movement leaders, Martin Luther King Jr. were assassinated on April 4, right outside of his hotel room in Tennessee. There were many civil rights movements and protests during this year. One example is when Jeanette Rankin, former congresswoman, lead 5000women to Capitol Hill in protest for women’s rights and the Vietnam War. This same year, the EEOC ruled that sex-segregated help wanted ads in newspapers were illegal. This opened the way for women to apply for higher-paying jobs that were open only to men at the time.
I would have to say The civil rights movement change for mainly two reason, the Presidents and the laws. When black were given the right to be equal Americans and the law finally through with their protects , letting them vote and allowing protection finally after other attempts. This is when finally we would begin to see change. Other social movements groups who saw the change that was happening and the support from the government started to push for there rights also, feminists, ethnic minorities, gays and lesbians, environmentalists all followed in sync by the 1970s (page 741). President Kennedy and President Johnson were strong leader and completely control the civil rights movement just by the laws they passed, the laws they enforced and being strong leaders. I also think being strong role models that people who served under them wanted to please and enforce the laws that they had gotten passed or goals they wanted to succeed. The Civil Right Act of 1964,which made discrimination in employment, education and public accommodations illegal ( page 744) was were I think we would see the biggest and best keys to people finally seeing a turn in the movements.
A staff writer at History.com wrote, “In 1954, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the “separate but equal” doctrine that formed the basis for state-sanctioned discrimination, drawing national and international attention to African Americans’ plight. They then passed the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and the Civil Rights Act of 1968. “ The civil rights movement exposed black lives too harsh cruelty, unreal racism, and the inability to support themselves during the great depression.
By the end of the Civil War, the South was economically devastated having experience extensive loss of human life and destruction of property. It was clear that the rich economy of the North, played a big role in the victory for the northern states. Nevertheless, the conflicts remained, the end of the Civil War was the rise of a new day for a developing
The civil war was a period of American history in the 180s in which the southern states succeeded from the union because of slavery. Many believe the war no effect on the industralization of the country. However due to the civil war the economy was drastically changed, there were many social changes in The economical effects were that the souths economy was completely destroyed. Since the south no longer had free labor mending their plantations, the production of king cotton went downhill.
The conclusion of the Civil War marked the beginning of renewed brotherhood and compromise within the United States. During the Reconstruction Era, Americans tried reuniting the country together; however, the war left disparate outcomes in the different parts of the country. Consequently, the Civil War had significantly affected the political and economic developments in post antebellum South and West.
The Civil Rights Movement began in order to bring equal rights and equal voting rights to black citizens of the US. This was accomplished through persistent demonstrations, one of these being the Selma-Montgomery March. This march, lead by Martin Luther King Jr., targeted at the disenfranchisement of negroes in Alabama due to the literacy tests. Tension from the governor and state troopers of Alabama led the state, and the whole nation, to be caught in the violent chaos caused by protests and riots by marchers. However, this did not prevent the March from Selma to Montgomery to accomplish its goals abolishing the literacy tests and allowing black citizens the right to vote.
A Civil War is a war that occurs within a country by the citizens over a dispute. On April 12, 1861, the American Civil War broke out against the States north and south of the Mason Dixon Line, a boundary just south of Pennsylvania extending to Iowa. There were many tensions that divided the North and South, and that strain resulted in the beginning of the Civil War. These differences included the viewpoint of slavery, sectionalism, the states rights, the different economies in the North and South.
Key economic impacts of the American Civil War were devastation of the south and industrialization of the north. The South lost 1/3 of the black labor force participation due to emancipation (Hughes & Cain 2011, p. 273-274) and attempts were made to set minimum wages. The southern infrastructure was in ruins and a large portion of the population was illiterate- During the Burning of Columbia, SC, General Sherman saved college library books and asserted, if there were more books the conflict may not have occurred (Royster 1993, p31). Of the 600,000 lives were lost, the north lost 364,000 lives including a President. Many technologies came out of the war, from prosthetic limbs to military weaponry and the north became much stronger that prior
The Civil War was fought over state rights and money. It began when southern plantation nobility was profitable growing cotton and tobacco. By using cheat slave labor gave them a greater profit if they exported it to Great Britain. This foreign market was lucrative for the Southern aristocrats. However, the British devised a plan to absorb much of this wealth form leaving Great Britain. They lowered their prices on products, to undercut American production of good's. Soon American Southerner was mostly buying British imported goods. They got more for their wealth buying cheaper British products. This created a problem in America. A northern industry was losing out on the Southern Market. They took their affliction to Washington and demanded
The Civil Rights Movement happen in 1954 it was a time we're America we racially divided so protest started to happening they were peaceful protest where people would give speeches and come together but at one of the protest the police didn't like that because it makes the city and America look like didn't have a control on there people so they started to attack the protesters as a attempted to shut them down. They would throw tear gas and some were on horses whipping people. Some people were getting tramped while others were running for there life. Being beaten and facing racial injustice was just a part of African American life back then and for a long time. They could always get together and protest for their rights. People were just trying to fight for racial equality and to end segregation they tried to make a change. The leaders would often gives speeches or write letter even poems sometimes and they all had rhetoric in them these made the person in the speech sometimes seem relatable or it gives the listener or reader a visual on what the person is talking about.
Currently, America is a very different country as compared to its political, social and economic status at the end of the Civil War. The Civil War is widely recognized as a major event in the country's historical consciousness since it played a crucial role in determining what kind of nation the United States would be. This is mainly because it resolved two essential questions and concerns that were left undetermined by the Revolution of 1776-1783. First, the Civil War helped in determining whether America would be an inseparable nation with a sovereign central government or dissolvable union of independent states. Secondly, the historic event helped to determine whether the United States would remain as the largest country with slaves across the globe despite the declaration that every individual has equal right to freedom.