Why did Black Civil Rights Movement Develop in the 1950's?

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Why did Black Civil Rights Movement Develop in the 1950’s?

Not long prior to the 1950s the blacks faced many problems and disadvantages. There were only a selected few courses of action that the blacks could take to try and improve their living conditions and way of life. Some black people, such as Booker T. Washington, believed that they should try to learn new skills by concentrating their efforts in improving the education and training of black Americans, in order to sustain decent jobs. There were other thoughts and theories though, for example using political parties to put pressure on the government or as Marcus Garvey believed; immigrating back to Africa to build a new homeland in a country such as Liberia. Several considered living the lifestyle of a white American or using products to “whiten” their skin, others supposed that violent protest for their rights was the way to force the country to include the black community in America.

The Black Americans faced many disadvantages, before and during the 1950s; for instance no freedom of speech, no right to a good education and no good health facilities such as having to share outside toilets between large groups of families. Although segregation became illegal in 1954, the white people in the Southern states were still much against the newly passed law.        

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Many aspects of society needed to be changed, new and more effective laws needed to be made and the blacks starting active protesting was essential.  When these things started to improve and change so did the Civil Rights Movement lead by Martin Luther King. More media interest in the protests and events helped for the whole country to see what the situation was like which put more pressure on the government to make a fair and equal decision. For example; when Oliver Brown challenged the right for his daughter to attend an all white’s school, he took a brave step ...

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