Double V Campaign Research Paper

Near the end of World War II, the African American society took a stand in what they called the Double V Campaign, which showed the desire for a victory abroad, and a victory at home. The victory at home was to end discrimination in their own states, cities, and towns. In the United States, racism against the black community was very prominent throughout society for hundreds of years. Communities and people of all ages stood together in unity to fight the violent discrimination they had faced for so many years, and receive the victory they longed to achieve. There were many worries, and throughout time the fight for equality included violence, segregation, and many other problems that the African Americans would struggle through for many years

In a movement called the Montgomery Bus Boycott, a woman named Rosa Parks sat at the front of a public bus. When Rosa refused to give her seat up to a white person, she was arrested. The community planned a bus boycott to take place on the fifth of December. Instead of the expected 60% turnout, almost 90% of the community boycotted the buses. Soon, national news was talking about the movement. The black community came together from many different places to protest the unfair public transit laws within society. The national coverage of the black community led to the case, Browder vs Gayle, which ultimately led to the bus segregation laws being declared as unconstitutional. During this movement, one of the most important figures of the civil rights movement emerged, his name being Dr. Martin Luther King Junior. He continued to have a large impact on the community throughout his life, becoming a leader of the movement and bringing the community to a state of unity and peace. In 1960, students formed an organization called SNCC, or the Students Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. This committee organizes a sit in at a segregated lunch counter in North Carolina. Four

Many public figures spoke out against each other, and caused frustration throughout the people. Ultimately, the movement did not fully achieve its goal of equality in the end. In 1957, nine African American students in Little Rock, Arkansas enrolled in a white public school. The goal of this change was to gradually integrate public schools. The white community despised this idea, and violence towards the 9 teenagers began. Mobs began to form, and only a light police force was present to stop violence towards the students. The president called the 101st Airborne, a section of the army, to protect the kids. Only one of the students, Ernest Green, graduated, and instead of integrating all public school, many southern states shut the schools down. Although those nine kids got the opportunity, there was violence surrounding the black community in schools for many years after. After discrimination continuing for many years, despite the efforts of President Kennedy and President Johnson, a man named Malcolm X decided to speak out. In his speech, Malcolm X criticized the movement saying that the black community needs to split from the white community right away. He also stated that the white community is really who is running the civil rights movement. The civil