African American Civil Rights Movement
By Christopher O, Jericho L, and Allyve A
About
About
Over the course of the movement's time, more and more people began to join the battle against discrimination, in the form of protest marches and more.
These marches and many more helped to fix the problems within the government, giving Black people the freedom they deserved.
Causes
In December 1st, 1955, Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white passenger on a crowded bus, leading to her arrest. This would become the catalyst for the movement in the name of Black People and ending segregation.
Opinions
Opinions
This photo shows the general attitudes towards this movement being very mixed. While the majority were in favor of the movement, there was a large portion of people who did not, according to this graph at the time.
Opinions
Opinions
During a protest march, violence ensued caused by government interference. In this transcript, a man who lived through this massacre, named "Bloody Sunday" for its extreme violence, describes what he went through during the event.
Goals
Legal Goals: To pass laws that prohibit the discrimination on the basis of race, religion, skin color, etc.
Social Goals: To have the people of the US to get rid of their discriminative thoughts, and end segregation among them.
Economic goals: To increase the investment in education as well as social services for every race.
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Major Groups
Major Groups
NAACP
NAACP
Goal
- Voting Rights
- Fair Housing
- Civil Rights
Summary
One of the first Civil Rights groups, it was founded by Ida B. Wells and Booker T. Washington in 1909.
SCLC
SCLC
Summary
An organization founded in 1957 originally led by MLK, who was a key figure in the Civil Rights Movement.
Goal
- Making Citizenship schools
- Desegregation of invdividual cities.
CORE
CORE
Goal
- Opposed Jim Crow laws
- Destroying discrimination in employment
Summary
An organization founded by an interracial group of University students to battle against segregation in 1942.
SNCC
Goal
- Desegregation of interstate travel
Summary
One of the earliest freedom rides in 1961, this organization participated in many major civil rights movements.
Timeline
1968
1955
MLK was killed on the balcony of his hotel room in Tennessee and a year later the person that did it was James Earl Ray was caught
1963 The march on washington where about 250,000 people gathered and listened to MLK's speech about the inequality of jobs and freedom
Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat for a white passenger which ultimately lead to her arrest.
Timeline
1954
1965
The Supreme Court ruled the case Brown v. Board of Education which desegregated public schools
Malcolm X was assassinated by members of the Islam Nation
1957
1968
Johnson signed the Fair Housing Act which provides equal opportunity despite race and religion
The Little Rock Nine were a group of 9 African American kids who were the first to intergrate into an all white school
https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/civil-rights-movement-timeline
Key Figures
Martin Luther King Jr
"organized the March on
Washington"
Key Figures
Malcolm X
"leader in the civil
rights movement"
Rosa Parks
"helped institute the
civil rights movement"
Perspective/Goals
Perspective/Goals
Rosa Parks : In an interview Parks says she felt that her rights as a human was being violated and obeying the drivers orders wouldn't be helping the conditions better for her and any other African Americans. Her goal was to end racial segregation laws.
Malcolm X : In an interview with Malcolm he believed that with or without white people, He will make society be independant, complete freedom and overall equal as a whole
Martin Luther King Jr : In an interview with Robert Penn Warren from 1964 MLK believed that if the movement were to continue his plans for the future would be to further intergrate society through non violent acts.
Impact
The previous efforts in helping to get rid of segregation led the public to have increased awareness on the unfairness of black people's lives.
This awareness led to the founding of the BLM movement and more people joining its battle against police brutality and systematic racism; its goal has not changed.
Resources
Resources
- Primary source 1
- Primary source 2
Opinion ^^^
- Primary source 3
- Primary source 4
- Malcolm X
Perspective ^^^