What were the main goals/objective of the Black Civil Rights

The African American Civil Rights Movement

By Samir Roashan and Nathan Megia

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This photo shows two african americans sitting on steps in front of what looks like a courthouse. The newspaper shows that segregation in schools had officially been banned.

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Brown vs. Board of Education

What achievements has this movement made?

MLK Junior, presenting his "I have a dream" speech, a speech made to end racism in the U.S. and called for civil and economic rights.

The Civil Rights Movement not only created a better world for the Black community, but the Chicano community, Asian Community and just about every other minority group that had been suppressed at the time. It has spawned a generation of children who’ve grown to accept minority groups as they are and to live in the better society that the activists that came before them fought for. According to "Impact of the Civil Rights Laws", Dropout rate of African American students (age 16 to 24) declined from 20.5 percent in 1976 to 13.0 percent in 1996. [Dropout Rates in the United States: 1996, table A23, page 58.]

What were the main goals/objective of the Black Civil Rights Movement

and what laws and legislation have been passed in relation to this group?

Were they successful in attaining those goals?

What is the movement still working to achieve?

According to The Legacy of the Civil Rights Movement, The main goal and objective of this group was to make sure that they got the same citizenship rights as the white people had. An extreme amount of laws and legislation's had been passed in relation to this, yet the two most important were The Equal Rights Amendment and The Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas. The Equal Rights Amendment was meant to guarantee equality to everyone, regardless or race or gender. The

Brown v. Board Education ended

racial segregation in public

schools. ¨Civil Rights Movement¨

It had success that was not very full, yet was a considerable amount of success in combating job and housing discrimination. According to ¨Virginia Historical Society", It had success that was not very full, yet was a considerable amount of success in combating job and housing discrimination. Those best able to take advantage of new opportunities were middle-class blacks—the teachers, lawyers, doctors, and other professionals who had served as role models for the black community. According to "Civil Rights Movement¨, it overturned Plessey and ended Separate but equal segregation, and Outlawed Poll taxes with the 24th amendment.

How did they work to achieve those goals?

The discrimination of the Black community gave them the push to unite. Most commonly was protesting. Countless non-violent protests and marches were held to advocate for the inequality that many had received by primarily white people. By spreading awareness across the nation, leaders like MLK Jr. paved the way for success that would transform the world forever. From Rosa Parks refusing to leave her seat, the Greensboro Four waiting to be served. According to the "Civil Rights Movement", these sit-ins became very popular in spreading awareness and were replicated across the nation (Civil Rights Movement). While non-violence was respected by many activists, others realized that wouldn't change keep them safe. According to "The Black Panther Party for Self-Defense", their saving grace was born as The Black Panther Party was formed in 1966 (The Black Panther Party for Self-Defense). These activists took matters into hands physically which deemed them the most dangerous internal security by the FBI. Leading up to the infamous “I Have a Dream Speech” were all done by activists who believed in a peaceful world for the future (Civil Rights Chronology).

There’s no doubt that racism is an ongoing and controversial topic in our modern time. According to ¨The Legacy of the Civil Rights Movement,¨ Black families make a significantly less income than White families even with college education. The horrendous acts of Police Brutality in the last few years is the result of improper training and arguably underlying racism among officers. That doesn’t go for all police officers and all shouldn’t pay for a small group of insolent people. By re-enforcing even the basic principles of the Civil Rights Movement, it can make all the difference.