Civil Rights Movement: As One Person I Can Change The World

You may have heard the quote, “As one person I cannot change the world, but I can change the world of one person.” What if you could change the world? You can. But not by yourself, it takes a team. During the civil rights movement in America there were many inspiring individuals. Such as Doctor Martin Luther King Junior or Rosa Parks. You may think that they changed the world, but I am here to tell you that they did not do it alone. No one can change the world alone. Due to the facts that, all protests were carried out by groups, and when one person stepped forward others followed, society can not be changed by a single being, it takes a team.

Because protests were carried out by groups, it takes more than one person to change the world. In February of 1960, a small group of African American college students started the sit-in movement (Sit-in Movement). The following April, 2500 black and white supporters marched to city hall in Raleigh, North Carolina requesting integration (Sit-in Movement). John F. Kennedy, who at the time was a senator, supported the sit-in movement. It

For example, some people may think that Rosa Parks began began the Montgomery Bus Boycott but I argue that she had no intention of doing so. She may have been making a stand on behalf of the civil rights movement, but she did not have such a big boycott in mind. The Montgomery Bus Boycott was organized by other citizens who were inspired by her acts (Benson, Sonia). Also, it is often thought Martin Luther King JR. changed the world by leading the civil rights movement. However this claim is invalid because, he would not have accomplished everything that he did without the team that supported him (Benson, Sonia). Although Ernest Green was the first african american to graduate from a white high school, he could not have done it without the help of his family, friends, or the other Little Rock eight (The Ernest Green