Account for Martin Luther King's successes in giving improved civil Rights for Black citizens in the USA in the 1950's and 60's.
Account for Martin Luther King's successes in giving improved civil Rights for Black citizens in the USA in the 1950's and 60's. Martin Luther King produced many successes for the civil rights of black Americans in the 1950's and 60's period. Along with the SCLC, he began to change the way that blacks were treated in an unequal racist society. With his extraordinary speaking ability, inspirational courage and strong-minded philosophies, he was the cause of many victories for the civil rights movement, changing the lives of millions of blacks living in America. As a well educated, successful man, he did not take a leading role in the civil rights movement until the Montgomery Bus boycotting, of 1956. As the president of the Montgomery Improvement Association, he found it his duty to help the discriminated black community to fight against an unjust law. His job was in the organisation of the boycott. He was in charge of the financing of the project, deciding that people would not be charged for using the car pools, and he collected funds and donations from anybody who supported the cause. It was this organisation that He also gave many of the boycotters' inspiration and the strength to carry on when it looked like the Bus Company would not give in. Without King, it would have been doubtful that the boycott would have been a success. It was Kings determination that changed the
How successful had the Civil Rights Movement been by the late 1960's?
How successful had the Civil Rights Movement been by the late 1960's? It would be absurd to think that the Civil Rights Movement hadn't progressed by the late 1960's. Many outstanding people like Martin Luther King and Malcolm X were successful in raising public interest for Civil Rights, not only in the US but on a global scale too, as a result of this, campaigners forwarded the movement and made the 60's a grand era. Americans plea for a less discriminated south, and also legal cases such as Brown VS Board of Education began to go on the black community's side therefore desegregation in schools came about. Not forgetting that in 1961, equal employment was set up to improve job opportunities for black Americans and alike with the rest, this was an immense success. Although the treatment received by black Southern Americans had changed which made the CRM appear to be a success, there were still failures in the way that it had progressed. After 14 long and unethical years, desegregation in schools occurred. It took the American government that colossal amount of time to come to the final decision that schools should no longer be apart. Obviously the decision was prolonged due to anti- desegregation campaigners etc, however, the conclusion didn't see equality in schooling up to at least 20 years ago. The two main catalysts to the movement were Martin Luther King and Malcolm
Black civil rights
History GCSE Coursework American Civil rights Black African Americans have been treated inadequately by the opposite race (white people) for centuries from when the slave trade was in full force to the contemporary day with gang violence and racism in all fifty states of the USA. I am going investigate the reasons why black Americans argued for their civil rights and what successes were brought about by this fighting in the 1950s and 1960s. Some evidence of racism to Black people in the USA was written in a black journalist's book quoted from 'American Dreams lost and found'. It shows no respect, and gives a sense of inferiority, illustrating white attitudes to blacks in the early to mid 20th century. It draws a powerful image of blacks being fit for menial jobs and be deficient in the ability to do professional jobs. One problem leading to Blacks fighting for their Civil Rights was the unjust Jim Crow rules in the Southern states. The white people who lived in the South wanted to maintain a two tier society. In 1880 they introduced legal segregation of races. This was a concept of Blacks being separate from Whites but the two societies being equal. There would be separate facilities for blacks and whites from hotels to schools. Inter race marriage was made illegal by these laws. This was all to keep a defined two tier society. An additional reason why Blacks
Civil rights
INTRODUCTION Civil rights are the freedoms and rights that a person may have as a member of a community, state, or nation. Civil rights include freedom of speech, of the press, and of religion. Among others are the right to own property, and to receive fair and equal treatment from government, other persons, and private groups. In democratic countries, civil rights are protected by law and custom. The constitutions of many democracies have bills of rights that describe basic liberties and rights. Courts of law decide whether a person's civil rights have been violated. The courts also determine the limits of civil rights, so that people do not use their freedoms in order to violate the rights of others. In many nondemocratic countries, the government claims to respect and guarantee civil rights. But in most of these countries, such claims differ greatly from the actual conditions. In some Communist countries, for example, the people are denied such basic rights as freedom of speech and of the press. Yet their constitutions guarantee these rights. Some people draw sharp distinctions between civil liberties and civil rights. They regard civil liberties as guarantees to a person against government interference. They think of civil rights as guarantees of equal treatment for all people. For example, civil liberties would include freedom from government
Civil Rights question 5
The author in source I believes that television played a crucial part in ending segregation in the USA. Use sources and your own knowledge, to help you explain whether you agree with this view. In source I, an NBC representative says that TV had, 'made it impossible for congress not to act', referring to the issue of segregation. I will say whether I think this statement is true, and to what extent. During the time of the civil rights movement and the time leading up the end of segregation, there was a rapid increase in the amount of TV ownership, as the following shows: > 1951: 12% of US homes had TVs > 1955: 67% > 1963: 90% > 1968: 95% Around this time, especially around the 60's, there was an increased awareness about black people and the problems they suffered. This could be linked to the increased number of TV's, on which people could have seen the torment blacks went through in the US. And as it was easier to get information faster from the scene to the screen than papers, and had more effect on a person than sound from a radio, TV could have made people sit up as they saw these pictures, and (like today) TV is a very good way of influencing a person's opinion, a good example of this is source F which shows a poll in which people of America said what they thought was one of the countries problems. As you look at this poll, you see that all the events, which
Did the civil rights deal achieve a great deal in the 1950-1960's?
Did the civil rights deal achieve a great deal in the 1950-1960's? For the duration of 1950-1960's there was a lot of black civil unrest, in the need for civil rights. Black people wanted the right to vote to have equal job opportunities and pay because they worked equally as hard, they wanted the right to go to equally good schools as white students to have equal education, they wanted an end to segregation in cafes, swimming pools and buses as it was demeaning, they also wanted the right to be protected and not be attacked by police. A black leader such as Martin Luther King and Fames Foreman led protests, marches and riots in an attempt to gain these civil rights for black people. Black People wanted equality; not better but equal. I interpret a great deal to be for black people getting civil rights and being treated equally. Other people would interpret a great deal in different ways. The black protestors are not trying to get better rights for themselves, they want equal rights, they want to be treated the same as the white people. I can link sources C,E and I. They all show that black people have achieved something and gained come civil rights. Source C is a secondary written source, it explains and shows how many black children went to all white schools in the southern states in the late 50's early 60's. "Texas 1956-1957 3400, 1961-1962 4300" The source is not biased
Disparities within the Civil Rights movement in the 1960's
Disparities within the Civil Rights movement in the 1960's Society after 2nd World War Marek Janovský,AS Doc. Calda Was the Black movement for the Civil Rights marching according to the beat of the same drummer? Introduction: The thesis of this paper is going to revolve around the importance of the individual sections within the Black Civil Rights movement. This paper will make an attempt to shed light on their interconnectedness or, on the other hand, the different perspectives, which sew a great deal of mistrust and animosity into, what might have been considered by the majority of people as a coherent movement with set political agenda and well-thought out objectives. By taking a closer look at the most important Black performers that were shaping the future American society this paper will try to portray not only the major cleavages within the respective groups but also the reason why the movement shifted from non-violent sit-ins to more assertive and aggressive ways of advocating their claims. The studied organizations existing at the beginning of the 1960's are the following: Southern Christian Leadership (SCLC) and Student Non-violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC). History and milestones There is a common ground for all three of them, in a sense that they were founded out of a need to materialize the gains
How did the Civil Rights Movement Develop in the 1960's and 1970's?
How did the Civil Rights Movement Develop in the 1960's and 1970's? Compared with 1954, there had been huge change and many improvements in Civil Rights in the southern states of America by 1970. The first push towards change happened in 1954 with the Brown Vs Topeka Board of Education case. Mr. Brown's daughter had to walk 20 blocks to a black school when a white one was only 5 blocks away, so Brown took the education board to the Supreme Court. The result of this was that the Supreme Court ruled segregation in schools unconstitutional (illegal). Despite this ruling, segregation still took a number of years to happen. In 1957, nine black students attended Little Rock, a previously all white school. They were met by soldiers from the National Guard that had been sent by the governor. President Eisenhower used a court ruling to remove the troops but an angry mob of 1,000 whites met them and attacked them. The president then sent the National Guard in again but, this time, to protect the students. These events resulted in desegregation in education speeding up, they increased publicity for the Civil Rights Movement and it was the first time that the federal government became involved in national events. In 1955, a black lady named Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white man in Montgomery, Alabama. For this she was arrested and fined. This angered the black
Why did the civil rights movement develop in the 1950's?
Why did the civil rights movement develop in the 1950's? The civil rights movement developed in the 1950's because of the actions of Rosa Parks. Rosa Parks refused to give up her seta on a city bus for a white man, thus resulting in her being arrested. Her friends a young black reverend called Martin Luther king who then campaigned for Rosa Parks' case, eventually resulting in the banning of segregation on publics transport on Dec 20th 1956 by the US Supreme Court. Martin Luther King had helped immensely with Rosa Parks' case by boycotting the cities buses. He and other local black people refused to ride the buses until segregation was banned. Because black people were the main users of the buses, the bus companies soon became bankrupt so they took King to court. With help from the NAACP and by publishing newsletters to inform others about the boycott, the case became known worldwide and reached the US Supreme Court. On December 20th 1956 the US Supreme Court banned segregation, making Martin Luther King and Rosa Parks victorious. From then on Martin Luther King continued to campaign for the rights of black Americans. The civil rights movement then developed even further when a young black school girl tried to enrol at an all white's school in Arkansas along with 8 other students. The state governor refused to let the children enrol and had Arkansas state guardsmen order
Civil Rights.
Civil Rights American clergyman and Nobel laureate, one of the principal leaders of the American civil rights movement and a prominent advocate of non-violent resistance to racial oppression. King was born in Atlanta, Georgia, on January 15, 1929, the eldest son of Martin Luther King, Sr., a Baptist minister, and Alberta Williams King. He entered Morehouse College at the age of 15 and was ordained a Baptist minister at the age of 18. Graduating from Crozer Theological Seminary as class president in 1951, he then did postgraduate work at Boston University. King's studies at Crozer and Boston led him to explore the works of the Indian nationalist Mohandas K. Gandhi, whose ideas became the core of his own philosophy of non-violent protest. While in Boston, he met Coretta Scott of Marion, Alabama. They were married in June 1953, and the following year King accepted an appointment as pastor of the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama. That same year the Supreme Court of the United States outlawed all segregated public education, and in the wake of that decision the segregated South was soon challenged in every area of public accommodation. In 1955 King, who had just received his Ph.D. degree, was asked to lead a bus boycott in Montgomery. The city's black leaders had organized the boycott to protest against enforced racial segregation in public transport after
