Essay On The Civil Rights Movement

The civil rights movement in the US was heroic episode in US history which inspired many across the world in particular Australia to stand up for their rights. The civil rights movement in the United States was set out to remove all discrimination against American Africans on the basis of race. The dominant figure of the civil rights movement was Dr Martin Luther King who followed non-violent strategies to make his campaign successful. Some examples of these strategies include uniting many people for one cause and to conduct non-violent protest; by doing this they attracted media’s attention which helped them to gain national and international support which publically pressurised the government for reforms.
Aboriginal people related themselves

He led the group called SAFA which was a group of university students who collaborated to outline a plan of action to awaken the nation to the reality of racism in Australia. In 1965 they conducted a ‘freedom ride’ visiting some of the most racist towns in NSW such as Walgett, Moree and Kempsey to highlight the racial discrimination suffered by the aborigines who lived there. One town they visited was Moree where Perkin befriended a group of aboriginal children who had been denied access to a local swimming pool due to the manager’s rule of ‘no darkies’ allowed’. They held a non-violent protest outside the pool which gained the media’s attention and a large hostile crowd. After a long protests and tough negotiation with the pool manager and the town mayor they came to an agreement that the aboriginals were allowed in the pool as long as they were clean. The freedom rides had a significant effect on the way people viewed aboriginal people. Charles Perkins and his freedom rides exposed the poor living conditions of the aboriginals which encouraged Australians to rethink their perspectives on racial