African American Images In The Civil Rights Movement

The images above demonstrate black power protests in New York that are against the Vietnam War.
The Vietnam War was very unpopular and heavily opposed by many United States citizens, especially African Americans and war veterans. The image above shows the heavy opposal African Americans had about the war. The Vietnam War was taking place towards the end of the civil rights movement and still many did not recognize the rights of African American citizens, yet they were being drafted and sent to fight at Vietnam. The posters in the pictures demand that instead of fighting for at Vietnam, we should be fighting for basic civil rights and the African Americans supported the Vietnamese because they were also fighting for their rights. In these images, we also see an

Segregated communities tended to be communities that were saturated with a specific race or ethnicity. In this example, Harlem was an African American community. Segregated communities are still around today. An example of these communities is Compton and East LA. This image also demonstrates the key role religion has in African American culture. Churches in these areas offered more than spiritual support, but they also helped with education, economic development and played an important role in the civil rights movement where political activism was seen in churches. Through these images you can also see the class distinction between African American. They tended to be part of the working class and although they are dressed nice in the image, that clothing was typically reserved for church. One way America has not changed is the way citizens share and demonstrate their opinions. Many groups and movements have used marches and protests as a way to share their opinion and make sure they are heard. During the Anti-Vietnam movement, many protests were held by African Americans and other groups such as college students and peace activists. A