Essay On The Civil Rights Movement

In the United States, civilians are continuously trying to change the government functions, and the laws that have been in place since the beginning of the United States government. Within the U.S many groups have been oppressed or restricted which has led to many, usually peaceful uprisings. These groups of people have been able to rebuild American societal and political views as well as policies set in place by older generations. Three movements that spawned from the same concept, were able to completely change the way people fight for their rights. The Civil Rights Movement, The Women’s Movement and the Latino farm workers movement, are three examples of peaceful demonstrations that drastically changed the way people advocate for

Black Americans were peacefully protesting desegregation and voting rights amongst other things. Before the Civil Rights Movement the southern states were extremely segregated, black children and white children were appointed to different schools, bathrooms, restaurants, buses and doctors offices were segregated and violence against black people sometimes led to deaths. The lynching of Emmett Till was the last draw for black americans. Emmett Till was a 14 year old boy who was brutally killed by two white men after allegedly flirting with a white woman. This sparked rage within the United States and people all around the country came together to fight for equal rights of Black people. The demonstrations began small but eventually escalated to a massive scale, the march to Washington was one of the largest demonstrations ever, where Martin Luther King Jr gave his famous “I Have A Dream” speech. After years of protesting, president Lyndon Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act in 1964. The Civil Rights Act prohibited segregation in the workplace and in public areas as well as desegregated schools. The success of the Civil Rights Movement showed the United States that it was possible to change the