Civil Rights Movement Begins​
backgroundThe Civil Rights Movement was something that had been building up over time. Slavery existed in the US nearly 400 years from 1500’s to 1864. These people were kidnapped from Africa by European Conquerors and brought back to the US by force. The next big step was the Civil War which had two opposing sides.
The North who were "free" and the South which had slavery, they battled it out and in the end the North won, which abolished all slavery. There were three Civil Rights Amendments that were signed and passed that outlaws slavery everywhere, gave citizenship to anyone in the US, and gives the right to vote for any man. These were the main leading factors that really influenced the people and their decisions to fight for their freedom even further than what they were given. |
notable peopleRosa Parks is one of the most famous and most talked about people from the Civil Rights Movement. Her story starts with sitting in the black section of the bus, but the white section was full. A white man wanted her spot since there weren't any left for him and she refused to give it up so she was arrested. Parks was active in politics since the 1930’s. She was an activist in civil rights way before she ever got on that bus.
There was Martin Luther King who gave his famous "I Had A Dream" speech during the march on Washington. Another huge roll that changed the world of sports was Jackie Robinson who was the first black baseball player to play on a major league team. Now he wasn't treated nicely by the other teams, but just the fact that he was able to play was enough to change the way these people were viewed. |
brown vs boardIn the 1960's and earlier browns and whites were separated and put into separate schools. They were segregated in many more areas, but it really affected the children who were going to school a lot. The statuses of the schools and qualities were very different. In 1896 the Plessy Vs. Ferguson case made segregation legal as long as they had equal facilities. Later in the 60's came the big Brown Vs. Board finally settled the differences between the colored and non colored school children. This case made it illegal to deny someone based off of their skin color. The children were starting to show signs that this treatment was affecting not only their education, but their status in the world. This is one of the leading factors that really pushed this case over and finally in the end, allow any child do go to school no matter their color.
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