Pros And Cons Of The African-American Civil Rights Movement

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The fight for the black people`s rights, started in 1954 and ended 1968. This was the African-American Civil Rights Movement, whose goal was to end racial segregation and discrimination against African Americans, but also to secure their rights. Two of the leading figures in this campaign were Martin Luther King, Jr and Rosa Parks.
Before the civil war, almost four million blacks were denied freedom and they could not vote. When the Civil War was over, three constitutional amendments were passed. The 13th Amendment ended slavery, 14th Amendment gave the African Americans citizenship and the 15th Amendment gave African American males the right to vote. Throughout the years many white did not like the changes that were made, especially Ku Klux Klan, whose members attacked African Americans to maintain the white leadership. As a result of this, life in segregated USA was not

It all started one morning in Montgomery. She refused to give up her seat on a public bus, to make room for a white passenger. This was against the law and she got arrested. This gave her the nickname “mother of civil rights movement”. After this incident the African-Americans started a Bus Boycott against the public transportation in Montgomery and they demanded that all passengers were equal. Almost the whole population of African Americans in Montgomery participated in the Boycott and it lasted for 381 days.
When Rosa Parks was in jail, Martin Luther King, Jr made his appearance for the first time. He participated in the boycott and succeeded. The District Court banned racial segregation on all the public transportation in Montgomery. In many ways, this particular incident kicked of an international battle to eliminate racial discrimination against black, with King, Jr in the lead. He got arrested over 30 times for his civil rights activities, which strengthen his opinion/case. Rosa Parks helped strengthen the image that King wanted to show the world, and this was a necessary tactic to his