Civil Rights Movement The Civil Rights Movement gave rise to many great leaders‚ and produced many social changes that were the results of organized civil rights events that were staged throughout the South by organizations devoted to eliminating segregation‚ and giving the African American people the ability to pursue the American dream. The most important civil rights leader during the time was Martin Luther King Jr.‚ and the most important event that took place during the movement was the fight
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analyze the effects in which Martin Luther King had on his audience‚ as well as how other members of the nonviolence protest group‚ Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)‚ assisted in his emergence as a prominent leader of the American civil rights movement. For this investigation‚ it will be important to mention other leaders‚ such as Malcolm X or Rosa Parks‚ that gave King this leader image that he himself could not portray alone during the non violent protests‚ as well as how they set the
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Voting rights • Employment • Public Opinion Education • The 1954 Brown case – established that a segregated education could never be an equal one. • Although there were other legal victories which attempted to speed up integration‚ progress towards desegregation was slow. • In 1957‚ 3 years after the Brown case which ruled that segregation was illegal in all schools‚ 97% of black students remained in segregated schools. • Although the Civil Rights Act of 1964
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Martin Luther King Jr.“Montgomery Bus Boycott” I believe the Montgomery Bus Boycott‚ led by Martin Luther King‚ Jr.‚ is one of the most significant events‚ resulting in a change in the Civil Rights Movements. It was the first mass protest and greatly influenced laws regarding segregation on busses‚ changing transportation in the south‚ and across the U.S. Martin Luther King shared the philosophy of Gandhi for non-violent‚ passive‚ techniques for social protest. He visited Gandhi‚ and believed in
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African Americans men and women achieve their equality through his philosophies and non-violent movements. He believed “ that nonviolent protests is the most effective weapon against a racist and unjust society” ( Mach‚ Andrew. “ MLK Jr. 8 Peaceful Protests”. CsMonitor‚ 15 Jan. 2012. Web. 1 March. 2015.). His protests were founded on non-violence to achieve equality. Martin Luther King‚ Jr. was a civil rights activist who altered the course of history for many
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demonstrations for civil rights from 1955 until his assassination in 1968 was Martin Luther King Jr. King relied heavily on both his Christian faith and the teachings of Mahatma Gandhi‚ in his approach to civil rights. His non-violent movement included Americans from all walks of life. King used the power of words to achieve his goals‚ other civil rights leaders used "the end justifies the means" including violence. He accomplished a great deal in the thirteen years he worked for civil rights and equality
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December 2009 Civil Right and Civil Liberties Civil liberties and civil rights are fundamental for everyday living. In today’s society both of these terms have different prospective; civil rights are considered to be natural rights. In other words‚ civil rights means that people have the right to be treated the same regardless of their race‚ gender‚ or religion. Even thought civil rights are guaranteed by law‚ this prospective took many years to be achieved. For example‚ after the Civil War African
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to vote. In order to participate in the state Democratic Party‚ Fannie Lou Hamer helped start Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP) and was elected Vice-Chair of this party. By pursuing rights for black people‚ Hamer devoted her whole life‚ and she is remembered by the world. As an American voting rights activist‚ Fannie Lou Hamer is remarkable‚ and her goal‚ method‚ and obstacles in Student Nonviolent Coordinating
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to support the Civil and Post-Civil Rights Movements. She dosent in fact recieves as much reconization as she deserves but hey shes Oprahs. In times of nationwide distress everyone turns for Oprahs response so when a civil rights contrversy breaks over the nation Oprah is the first one on it. She gives her opinion she supports it with fact and reasonings. She honors the legends and she encourages the rookies. She fights for equality. Oprah Winfrey received the National Civil Rights Museum’s prestigious
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