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1968: A Brief Summary Of The Civil Rights Movement

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1968 was a very pivotal year. It was vitally important in the history of America and other nations of the world. It was a time when the status-quo was no longer being tolerated. The biases, prejudices, laws , and ways of doing things set in place by older Americans and citizens around the world was coming to a revolutionary, contested, and upsetting end. The perspectives of different ethnic groups, age groups, and human rights groups surged forth. Barriers and obstructions were challenged and changed. There was a succession of many economic and social movements. Some were coming to a head and some were coming to the forefront. There was the Civil Rights Movement of the African Americans then call Negros. Many women were heavily involved in …show more content…

King, the beloved leader of the movement in April of 1968. Dr. King. Dr. King had gone to Memphis, Tennessee to organize a non –violent march supporting black garbage workers who were being visibly different from white workers. There were gross economic injustices. Dr. King was organizing this march as a dry run of the march on Washington planned for later that year. During this march the F.B.I. had paid a group of men to stir up trouble, a riot broke out and the local police joined in beating people. MLK wanted a peaceful march, but he didn’t turn …show more content…

Johnson had been president since the assassination of John F. Kennedy stunned the nation by dropping out of the race and announcing that he would not run for re-election fearing his chances of winning would be dismal. Robert Kennedy decided to run for president and started running to win the Democratic nomination. Eugene McCarthy was also seeking to win the nomination. He was strongly opposed to America’s involvement in Vietnam and won strong support because of his stand on the issue. Kennedy ran on a platform of racial and economic justice, non-aggression in foreign policy decentralization of power and social change. Kennedy appealed especially to poor African Americans, Hispanics, Catholics, and young voters. His campaign brought out a lot of optimism but it also brought out anger in some

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