The Benefits Of Civil Rights In Schools

When Martin Luther protested an fought for the right of the colored people he did in a nonviolent way but the rulers did not use the same method. According to the article Selma to Montgomery March “The marchers didn’t get far before Alabama state troopers wielding whips, nightsticks and tear gas rushed the group at the Edmund Pettis Bridge and beat them back to Selma.” The ruled risk getting punished harshly but that doesn’t take away their responsibility. It is the citizens duty to create a safe and equal environment for everyone. “You are our sovereign, our Government, only so long as we consider ourselves your subjects” (pg.176). Citizens can’t be managed by the rulers in everything they do.

In 1954, Brown vs. Board of Education deemed segregated public schools unconstitutional, yet white southern colleges did not begin to admit African American students until the early 1960s; furthermore, even though African Americans encompassed raw talent and the necessary physical characteristics, they were excluded from athletic teams until the late 1960s and early 1970s (Integration, 2012). Coach Don Haskins, a man with no prejudices, did not care about what other people thought. He explained to the players he was trying to recruit, "I do not see color, I just see talent and that is what I put on the court (Gartner, 2006). Haskins realized that talent does not differentiate between race, color, sex or age. By utilizing this novel idea to play the best players no matter the color of their skin, Head Coach Haskin’s true desire was to create a competitive team.

People were unhappy with the fact that President Johnson vetoed the proposal of the 14th Amendment at first. His argument was that federal protection of civil rights would lead to “centralization” of the government. He was also against giving African-Americans full citizenship. The 14th

Injustice and Racism against Fellow Americans (African Americans), John Kennedy wrote this speech off of the fact that two African American kids had to be taken to school by Guards in order to not be harassed by people who do not welcome them. The speech was in response to the U.S. National Guard being sent to protect two African American students Vivian Malone and James Hood enrolling at the University of Alabama. Kennedy uses Parallelism , innuendo, pathos, and logos to effectively convince his fellow citizens that discrimination against people just because of their race is immoral. In the opening of his speech Kennedy uses Pathos and logos to persuade Americans that the fact that these two students had to be taken to school with guards

To start the switch in styles of Rock and Roll, the Alabama White Citizens Council came out with a pamphlet titled A Manual for Southerners . This literature acknowledged that it is the music industry that has the biggest influence on how kids present themselves from the way they dress to their mannerisms. The white, southerners who wrote this pamphlet were afraid their children would start interacting in interracial manners and wanted to protest this vulgarism by boycotting “Negro records”. (Larson page 53) This did not help in the upcoming battle towards civil rights for African Americans. Rock and Roll was one of the first medias to end segregation within itself, it brought blacks and whites together and was lead by not surprisingly the youth culture.

One should consider that segregation can get in the way of education as well as personal safety. Source B mentions that when nine African American students attempted to attend an all white school in 1957, people everywhere had been angered and would not allow these nine students to enter the school at all when it had been made legal two

For instance, Jefferson banished a white lad who sired a black baby to leave the state of Virginia lest she is placed out of the protection laws. This further affirms how difficult it was to overcome slavery in Virginia. Additionally, Southern Virginia had slave pricing and proceeds from such sales higher than those of stable food which further hindered any attempt for freedom . People with land tracts of farmlands in the southern Carolina and Georgia posit that ending slavery would adversely affect their farm proceeds

The whites feared mixing of the race which is the Mongrel Race; because they were afraid the white race would be diluted. So, they did everything keep blacks at the bottom. The Southern states reacted by creating and enforcing Jim Crow laws. The Jim Crow was a system created as a segregation of colored people and white people, but mainly focusing on blacks. These laws existed because of the idea of being superior (Ferris State University, 2012).

During his early years, Martin Luther King got separated from his friend because of his race. His friend’s mom told him they couldn’t play anymore because he was African American. This impacted Martin Luther King to fight against racism because he probably didn’t want others to have a broken heart just because of their race. In addition, events he experienced when he was an adult impacted his role in the civil rights movement. Mahatma influenced Martin Luther King to never use violence.

This because of the nature of civil disobedience, the protestors cannot but win, if they stay true to the process. Almost no matter what the state enforce upon the participants they will look bad doing so. The media loves these stories and people in general loves it, but before and in the midst of these public actions we find two political struggles. Brown v. Board of Education in 1954 and the Civil Rights Act of 1964 both influenced the integration of African Americans in the society. Brown v. Board of Education overturn the Plessy v. Ferguson decision of 1896, where the Supreme Court ruled in favour of stopping segregation of students in public schools.

After the Civil War, black people had nothing, despite the many sacrifices they made during the war to fight for their emancipation. During Reconstruction they fought for their right to an education. Drago allows the reader to see how important access to education is in order for people to be able to make a real difference. After reading this book, it should be clear to the reader that without black people fighting for an education, their history could be much

Although Lincoln concentrated on his plans for Reconstruction, he didn 't apply much diligence towards the Southern properties that were lost due to technical tax evasion. Abraham Lincoln 's plan proposed land be given to Emancipation accepting "rebels", but Confederate officers and people highly involved in their government, would be closed out from this proposition. Lincoln also granted that if ten percent of the state 's majority (of those who could vote), they 'd be allowed to make a new government. This last proposition caused the North anxiety for it could allow the South to receive unneeded power, causing the original split between the regions once again.

The Mississippi’s black codes laws initially did replicate slavery, which of course is oppose to the Civil Rights. Documentation states, that African American were forbidden to use insulting gestures, nor could they own a gun nor preach the Gospel without first receiving a license. Children of color were then forced as “apprentices” until the age of eighteen. Furthermore, the “Address of the Colored Convention to the People of Alabama” shows the suffering and sacrifices, tramped upon the rights, and lack of trust in the Union for the African American’s future. They are anything but convinced that the right granted would be carried out.

President Roosevelt was hesitant to address the issue of lynching as he believed that it would offend and alienate Southern Democrats, who dominated Congress and Senate at the time. If he were to suggest making lynching a federal crime punishable by law, the negative and bitter resistance from Southern politicians meant his success or failure as a President. Roosevelt did not want to risk losing support from them to ensure that programs in his New Deal would be accepted and approved – even though some meant helping impoverished black Americans. However it is argued that the intention of the New Deal was to not to help black Americans advance, hence the limited impact of on improving the civil rights of black Americans. President Roosevelt’s cabinet held more black Americans in government posts than any administration ever before however the use of white primaries did not stop, in hopes to not upset white Southern Democrats he allowed the use of white primaries which meant only white voters could participate in primary election in the Southern states.

People were speeding by, and with my mother in the car, he got worried. The only person to stop and help them was a black man. That story was what influenced my view of other races, more so than my high school.” When I asked if their experiences changed the way they viewed education, they both said no. “We had all sorts. There was even a guy who used to come to school on heroine, but all of the kids at my high school had every bit the same opportunity I did.