All throughout American history there has been an issue with equality among different races and groups of people. One of the biggest movements for equal rights was the civil rights movement. This movement fought to expand the principles of democracy which includes equal rights for all. The Civil
Rights Movements were able to expand the principles of democracy by expanding the rights to vote, housing, education, and employment.
The Civil Rights Movement was able to achieve the right for African American people can vote. This became possible because of the Voting rights act. The voting rights act made it possible for all citizens of the United States can vote. The Act stated that “shall be entitled and allowed to vote at all elections,
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Earl Warren stated that “education is perhaps the most important function of state and local governments”. He also said that it will be difficult for a child to succeed if he/she doesn't get an education(doc 1). Earl Warren said this because he believes education is an opportunity that can lead to more in the future. This demonstrates how the Civil Rights Movement expanded the principles of democracy with the expansion of the right to a good education.
The movement for education to be expanded also tried to expand basic civil rights. James Meredith describes the ostracization he faced at the University of Mississippi. He stated that he was denied his privileges and the whites have not. He also said that “...the ostracizes not only don’t associate with me but assume the right to see that no one else associated with me”(doc 4). He wasn't treated with fair equality as others. This is exactly what the Brown v. Board of Education tried to fix but it wasn't solved very quickly in the south. In Mississippi, there were 0 schools integrated with whites. In total there were 3,020,727 with black enrollment and 181,020 integrated with whites(doc 3). The Civil Rights goal to expand the right to fair and equal rights demonstrates how it expanded the principles of