Compare And Contrast The Civil Rights Movement In The 1950's And 1960s

is associated more with the Civil Rights Movement than Malcolm X. Both of them helped with the advancement of the conditions of the African Americans. MLK Jr. had made the Civil Rights Act, the Voting Rights act, and had his “I Have a Dream” speech. King first started out with the bus boycott. He was elected to lead the boycott because he was young and new to town and nobody knew who he was, so he didn’t have a be reputation with the black community.

The Back-to-Africa movement of Marcus Garvey was the most popular way to express the increasing resignation concerning multiracial society, although this approach was chosen primarily by the uneducated part of the African American population. The more sophisticated respond was the development of a new racial pride. DuBois believed that African Americans could never achieve equality by copying white American ideals, and that equality could only be achieved by teaching racial pride and African cultural heritage. On the other side of the coin, Marcus Garvey and his Pan African Movement was preaching a return back to Africa message and encouraging black economic independence. The political awareness among African Americans was increasing significantly, it was realized that it was necessary to become active in society in order to achieve racial equality.

Elvis tearing down barriers opened the world to so many opportunities. Opportunities not only arrived for white people, but mostly for the black. “Elvis Presley’s music was a representation of the idea of racial tolerance and supported the concept, which stated that just because your skin color is different that doesn’t mean you don’t matter.” (Introduction 3). Whites were now supporting blacks, which was unheard of before the 50’s. Without Elvis, it would have taken longer for whites to appreciate black

Douglass was more educated than any other black man of his time, simply due to the fact that it was illegal for colored men to learn to read. Yet, Douglass’s rise to popularity was unprecedented. He orated on a circuit to small groups of abolitionists, and eventually rose to be an advisor to President Lincoln during the Civil War. All this from a former runaway slave. During the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 60s, Dr. King Jr. used a page out of Douglass’s book, but this time, he had the previous black protestors to refer to.

The Jim Crow laws enforced racial segregation where ninety percent of black Americans lived. This gave black people hope for a new better life in the Northern states where those laws weren’t enforced. This renaissance was a cultural party that helped expose black writers, musicians, poets, artists, etc. This changed the culture forever and the talent started to spillover within the black community. Art was pushed to its limits and was a form of a statement and representation.

The Voting Rights Act of 1965 did away with the literacy and ensure that African Americans would be able to not only to register to vote but also be permitted into the buildings where voting took place. Some undermine the importance of the Voting Rights Act because there are people who decide not to vote in elections anyway. Many believed that most did not care to vote anyway. However, the impact of this act was felt immediately and was expressed in the increased of registered voters. "The measure dramatically increased voter registration in the short term.

The Black power movement was more than just a raised fist. It was an influential movement established in the 1960s, and began to slow down in the 70s, it promoted self-sufficiency among the black and African community, and they fought for equality and power among those who faced discrimination in society. The Civil Rights Movement and the Black Power Movement were two different movements with very similar motives, but different ways of going about their fight for equality. Symbolism played a significant role in representing the Black Power Movement, and helped unify the group by using one symbol that all recognized.The movement began as a reaction to the Civil Rights Movement and continued into the 1970s as a force for good. Imagine being discriminated against just because of the skin color you were born with.

The 1960-70’s was the height of the Civil Rights Movement. African Americans were dedicated to gaining liberties which only whites could exercise freely, and did this was done through peaceful as well as violent means of protest. Individuals such as Martin Luther King protested by means of preaching peace and utilizing nonviolent actions against whites while others such as Malcolm x and elijah muhammad resorted to not only violence, yet separatism to protest and show their urge to gain civil Liberties. Though, both methods of protest were aimed towards the same goal, only one was to be influential and bring about the change that African Americans desire. Right after President Kennedy had come into office, “African Americans showed confidence that the new administration would take a more active role in aiding the civil

Without racial superiority in social status with politic and economy, tones of whites were willing to return to past life. Hence, when Ku Klux Klan (1872), an organization terrorized African Americans and supported desegregation appears, many whites agree even participate. Not only the poor whites and mobs, even high social status whites, like polices, lawyers and firemen join in “KKK”. In conclusion, the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments conform to the liberty and equal spirit in the U.S. Constitution, which according to empower backs liberty with civil right and voting right. Even thought the Amendments’ limitation cannot avoid, they have landmark influence to the U.S. civil right and political rights.

The Civil Rights Movement was a movement taking place in the United States from 1945 to the mid-60’s. The purpose of this movement was to grant a fair amount of rights and privileges to African-American people living in the US, and for them to rightfully be represented and treated as equals to white people. This movement was carried out—for the most part nonviolently—through protests (including marches, boycotts, sit-ins, and other forms of protest), success in supreme court cases, and leaders of the movement having a strong presence in the media and therefore a strong influence over the general population (including whites). One of the most prominent and events of the Civil Rights Movement at this time is the Montgomery Bus Boycott. Although

Expectations of substantial development of this Act were very low because of the negotiations made during the judicial process. Segregation in the south delineated and defended a racial wage gap, whereas in the northern states, workplace studies showed no indications of a racial wage gap. It took longer for several southern industries to enforce and integrate, and often required pervasive litigation. Despite legislative weaknesses and difficulty of enforcement, statistics do show, that this law improved the economic status of the protected groups, more so of African Americans, and especially in the South. Initially, “[m]anagers shared many of the same racial prejudices held by white workers, anticipating that new black hires would undermine work performance.

Black History Month started in 1915 and was made to appreciate colored people and has carried on for centuries and is still around. The good and the bad in the declaration.The good is the African-Americans won at the declaration at court. The Whites thought it was a problem because of how they saw African-Americans(Negroes).They thought their white children wouldn 't get as much education.The African-Americans have improved their Stereotype by graduating and finding cures for almost unsolvable things.

The purpose of the Underground Railroad was to free slaves from the ownership of slave owners, and did just that. Over 100,000 thousand slaves were freed from slave owners, and they managed to live their own lives. While slaves escaping did bring about anti-black sentiment from the Southern States most clearly seen in the Fugitive Slave Act, it brought support for abolition because white people could see that all the slaves were just as human as the rest of them. This may not have changed their beliefs of inferiority, but it did change their beliefs that African Americans deserved such cruel treatment. After the awareness of the slaves’ capabilities and the living in communities with slaves, white people in the North that still supported slavery changed their stance after seeing first hand that black people, not just the few free blacks, were similar to everyone else.

The rivalry between Booker T. Washington and W.E.B DuBois is very well known in the African American community. This two well educated black activist both stepped into play to help control the segregation of whites and blacks in America. issues. Even though they were completely opposite both of them made huge changes. Booker T Washington gradual approach to getting blacks their civil rights by exceling in agriculture, commerce, and domestic services and waiting for whites to give them rights was okay, but I agree with W.E.B DuBois direct approach because I do not believe we should have to wait for something that should not have been taken in the first place.

Poll taxes targeted the poor especially African Americans in the way of ineligibility to vote. At one point they were declared constitutional to the Supreme Court but brought much attention on the subject. But through hard work of many people thought the United States especially Governor Price of Virginia; men and women alike were able to convince the government of the poll taxed correction. This led to its demise in 1964 after the passing of the twenty-fourth amendment. Thus leading to future laws and rights being passed benefitting the voting system of all