Comparing Oliver Brown And The Civil Rights Movement

Between 1954 through 1968, many leaders came out and fought for what they believed was right. During this time, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and others taught how to stand up and say no to racial discrimination. (National Public Radio 191). The Civil Rights Movement was a worthy cause to fight for because segregation between the races needed to be stopped. Racial discrimination means treating someone differently because of their skin color or race. Prejudice did not allow for African-Americans to attend the same school as whites; it affected their transportations and their jobs. Leaders, such as Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King, Jr., Oliver Brown, to name a few -- on their own behalf, fought against segregation by protesting, taking part in sit-ins, giving speeches, and taking cases to court. Jerome Smith, a ten year old boy at the time, was

She was a fine Christian woman who had a lot of integrity and great character (“There Comes a Time When People Get Tired” 574). Oliver Brown fought for his daughter and other African-American children. He wanted both races to be able to attend school together to get the same education. To fight for his rights, Brown took his case to court; which pushed towards the result of school integration. Dr. King played a very important role during the time of the Civil Rights Movement. He spoke multiple times among large groups of people to state his opinion. During one of MLK’s speeches, he claims that “there comes a time when people get tired of being trampled over by the iron feet of oppression […] being plunged across the abyss of humiliation, where they experience the bleakness of nagging despair.” (“There Comes a Time When People Get Tired” 574). Imagine being Dr. King and speaking your mind while many people disagree with you. As a matter of fact, Dr. King was assassinated because he fought for his