Essay on Various Civil Rights Movements in the United States

"Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that." - - Martin Luther King, Jr.

The Civil Rights Movement is a big event and according to Eyes on the Prize. “The March on Washington on August 28, 1963.” The reason why was because the African Americans were tired of being oppressed and being treated differently. One cause is segregation and this is where people are divided or split up. One more cause is violence/abuse is where people are treated badly like being punched or even being bullied basically or it is where someone is getting hurt in a certain process. One after effect is integration, and it is where people are being put together so being combined. Integration is an after effect of the Civil Rights Movement and it made things fair for African Americans because this gave them a chance to interact better with the Americans and they got better jobs and they were put as equals finally because of integration.

African Americans have made great progress since the end of the Civil War. People who were once slaves are now free to go where they want and do whatever they want. They can make their own decisions. Before the Civil Rights Movement, African American’s opinions and ideas were not heard and did not matter to most people. Now their opinions matter. Obviously this was not an easy road for them. There were lots of cases of segregation, in every part life, from using the bath room to riding a bus to voting for public elections. There was a lot of legislation that also went on in this time period. Without the legislation and landmark court cases, not much would have changed.

The civil rights movements were to help African American gain access to equal opportunities as White Americans. African Americans wanted to be treated as human beings and they fought for their desiring rights. Even though the struggle was only happening to African Americans, it did not stop many White Americans who decided to help fight. During the civil rights era, many African Americans were discriminated against and racism was not a crime. The White Americans, who supported white supremacy and white superiority, hated any Whites that would boycott, protest, or march with African Americans. To them, they were considered traders or “Nigger lovers” and they would treat them like African Americans. There were a lot of White Americans that helped

Throughout America’s very eventful history, African Americans have been ridiculed and treated with injustice as well as, the hardships endured with slavery. African Americans were and still to this day are victims of discrimination, police brutality and other hate crimes from white African Americans. Even during these times, many African Americans remanded strong while dreaming of equality in the United States. The Civil Rights movement was a time in America were African Americans took a stand to the racism they underwent on a daily basis. When people hear “Civil Rights movement” they most likely think about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, Rosa Parks, or Malcolm X.

The civil right movement started in the late 1950’s. It was very bad back then, because black American’s could not being in place or have the same things like white American’s . All the black American’s were mad about that they were treated differently that’s why they were fighting for freedom.

History of Civil Rights in America since 1877 have been on an up and down roller coaster, that still has a big impact to this very day. One of the largest topics in American History, and one of the most controversial. African Americans, also referred to as Blacks in history have had everyone from the average joe, to the Supreme Court of the United States, push for some sort of segregation. The spread of Jim Crow in the 20th century ultimately shaped America as a nation in segregation until the 1960’s.

The civil rights movement comprised efforts of grassroots activists and national leaders to obtain for African Americans the basic rights guaranteed to American citizens in the Constitution. The key players in succeeding with the civil rights movement were the soldiers returning from the war, Martin Luther King Jr, Malcolm X, The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), and the anti-Vietnam War activists.

America is a young country and has already developed a rich and multi faceted history. Its history is both bright and ominous as we as a nation have been openly discriminating against African-Americans for many years. For nearly as many years as Americans have been discriminating against African-Americans, people have been fighting for some form of equal rights for everyone, especially the African-Americans. History has shown that African-Americans have had some of the most valuable personal contributions that invariably led to the balancing of the tides of the American population.

In the history of united states, there has been many changes that has been occurred. The civil rights movement of 1960 is one of the most important change which sought to bring equalilty amony people. There has always been discrimination among the races of people who live in the united states. To put an end to this discrimination, the civil rights movement was born .Unfortunately, many of the changes that the movement fought , brought forth a violent reaction from the white southerner which led to the death of many prominent leaders. This led to the rise of two distinct black protesters : one who pursued freedom through violence and the other through peaceful non violent resistance.

The Civil Right’s Movement of the 60’s, 70’s, and 80’s, was a nation-wide movement for equality amongst races. The website, http://starkvillecivilrights.msstate.edu, features a detailed history of the Civil Right’s Movement in Starkville, Mississippi. The website discusses the reasons behind starting the website, writes about the history and demographics of Starkville, Mississippi, lists interviews of witnesses, and gives detailed accounts of the events that took place. The website also features tool for teaching resources and has multiple areas for feedback. All of these things make this website a good source for information about the Civil Right’s era. After spending a little bit of time on the website, readers could easily learn a great deal about the Civil Right’s Movement and the role Starkville played in the movement.

Because of the hard work of the Negroes during the civil rights movements, African Americans today have the freedom to do a lot of things such as: vote, go to the same schools as whites, gave Negroes the same citizenship rights as whites, and a lot of other things. If it was not for the abolitionist blacks would probably not have the same opportunities as whites today.

Greg: During the 60s, many civil rights movements took place which forever changed the history of America. (Picture of Dark US Flag) Civil rights activists fought for equal rights for all US citizens who were faced with racial discrimination every day. African Americans were especially discriminated; (Picture of African American) they had been fighting for equality since the Civil War. Ordinary people started to join into the Civil rights movement. This forced politicians to take action toward civil rights activists.

The Civil Rights Movement of the 50's and 60's was arguably one of the most formative and influential periods in American history. Hundreds of thousands of civil rights activists utilized non violent resistance and civil disobedience to revolt against racial segregation and discrimination. The Civil Rights Movement began in the southern states but quickly rose to national prominence. It is of popular belief that the civil rights movement was organized by small groups of people, with notable leaders like—Martin Luther King, Jr, Rosa Parks, Medgar Evers, and even John F. Kennedy—driving the ship. That is partly correct. The Civil Rights Movement, in its truest form, was hundreds of thousands of people organizing events and protests,

The American declaration of independence stated, that: “All men are created equal”. But in the 19th century only whites were born with equal opportunities. Africans were imported as slaves and had to work on the fields of the whites. Until 1865 the Negroes were treated and looked at as something lower than human. They were compared to apes, and therefore just owned the same rights as animals. They were raised believing that whites were superior. It took them years to realize that they have to stand up for their rights. The uprising turned into a brutal civil war.