Civil Rights Movement (1920-1970) The Civil Rights Movement in the United States rose to correct the flawed outcome of America's declaration of independence. When America gained its independence, it was deemed that all people were equal with equal rights. Nonetheless, African Americans were denied basic civil rights and the Jim Crow system further amplified the situation. Several events, such as the march from Selma to Montgomery, Rosa Parks’ rebellion, and the Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court case fueled the motion of the Civil Rights Movement in the fight for justice and equality in America. First, the march from Selma to Montgomery (1965) aimed at fighting for African Americans to be granted the constitutional right to vote. Alabama …show more content…
The act is one of the most significant civil rights legislations as it guaranteed the participation of black people in government and politics. Second, Rosa Parks’ rebellion that led to the Montgomery bus boycott amplified peaceful protests to combat racial discrimination. On 1, December 1955, Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white passenger on a segregated city bus. She was arrested for her actions, which triggered boycotts to challenge the segregation laws that required black riders at the back while the front seats were reserved for their white counterparts. The boycott lasted for over a year and ended in a Supreme Court decision to declare the segregation laws on the Montgomery bus system unconstitutional. The boycott also exposed Martin Luther King Jr. as one of the top civil rights activists. The success of the boycott promoted peaceful protests to fight against various forms of segregation and marked a new era of nonviolent demonstration in the Civil Rights Movement. Lastly, the case of Brown v. Board of Education revolutionized the American education system by outlawing racial segregation in public