Eisenhower's Contribution To The Civil Rights Movement
The most monumental event that Cecil witnessed by far is when Eisenhower decided to help protect the black students while they were being integrated into the Little Rock Central High School. An extremely sensitive moment in history, and extremely crucial to the civil rights movement.For his entire life, Cecil was convinced that white people don’t care about black people like himself, because of the trauma he endured as a child. He helplessly listened to his mother’s screams when raped by their slave owner, and watched as his dad was gunned down by that same man.
The last thing he expected Eisenhower to do was to send order the national guard to let those students. He couldn’t believe it. The shock on his face was more than apparent. The …show more content…
The American civil rights movement succeed in integrating society by breaking segregation in education and evolving legislature to not only prohibit but to demonize open racial discrimination and bigotry. If Eisenhower never did what he did, then I assure that ethnic relations today would be very different. We would have never have gotten this far if that man hadn't stepped up in spite of being a white man and them being black; If he hadn't done what no one thought a white man like himself would have ever done. Society today would not be the same, and I genuinely believe that the real Cecil knows that too.
The most monumental event that Cecil witnessed by far is when Eisenhower decided to help protect the black students while they were being integrated into the Little Rock Central High School. An extremely sensitive moment in history, and extremely crucial to the civil rights movement.For his entire life, Cecil was convinced that white people don’t care about black people like himself, because of the trauma he endured as a child. He helplessly listened to his mother’s screams when raped by their slave owner, and watched as his dad was gunned down by that same
The last thing he expected Eisenhower to do was to send order the national guard to let those students. He couldn’t believe it. The shock on his face was more than apparent. The …show more content…
The American civil rights movement succeed in integrating society by breaking segregation in education and evolving legislature to not only prohibit but to demonize open racial discrimination and bigotry. If Eisenhower never did what he did, then I assure that ethnic relations today would be very different. We would have never have gotten this far if that man hadn't stepped up in spite of being a white man and them being black; If he hadn't done what no one thought a white man like himself would have ever done. Society today would not be the same, and I genuinely believe that the real Cecil knows that too.
The most monumental event that Cecil witnessed by far is when Eisenhower decided to help protect the black students while they were being integrated into the Little Rock Central High School. An extremely sensitive moment in history, and extremely crucial to the civil rights movement.For his entire life, Cecil was convinced that white people don’t care about black people like himself, because of the trauma he endured as a child. He helplessly listened to his mother’s screams when raped by their slave owner, and watched as his dad was gunned down by that same