How Did The Civil Rights Movement Change Throughout The 1950's

Throughout the 1950s and 60s many problems and reasons played into the desegregation of America. The civil rights people have in America are far better than those in the 50s and 60s. There were different water fountains, bathrooms, and kids of color were denied access to education. Many issues that people will never have to face. Martin Luther King Jr, a civil rights leader, paved the path for advancing civil rights. His success did not come easy he was faced with many obstacles on his way. But his determination and resilience built him up to be the most tenacious person that would change history for good.

An event that paved the path to the end of civil rights was the Montgomery bus boycott. The Boycott was a protest where African Americans

This would be a protest against Birmingham's segregation system. The southern leadership conference(SCLC) and the Alabama Christian Movement for human rights(ACMHR) would lead this during the easter season because it is the 2nd most busy time of the year. So it would put the most stress on Bussiness. There would be sit-ins in the city hall, and MLK would teach people how to be a part of these non-violent protesters. The number of people participating was proliferating, but the number of people getting arrested was also rising. The government was apt to attain a state circuit injunction against these protests. MLK responded to this by saying ‘we cannot in all good conscience obey such an injunction which is an unjust, undemocratic, and unconstitutional misuse of the legal process”. The quote by MLK displays how he is willing to break laws and get in trouble to fix the injustices. The problem with this injunction was leaders could no longer promise protesters would be released from jail because the money for bonds was low. So MLK would take it into his own hands and keep protesting, and he would be arrested. He was put in jail, and while he was in jail, he wrote the “Letter from Birmingham jail”. This letter was about how he refused to submit to the injunctions and laws that stopped him and others from peacefully protesting. What came after this would be James Bevel, a leader in the Southern Leadership

For example, kids are less likely to get fired from a job for missing work to protest. Kids were in the front instead of adults because they were the face of change. Their parents have already suffered through the effects of racism and segregation. The parents would let their kids protest because it was that, or they would have to suffer the same problems their parents did. So these parents faced this decision to let their kid protest or not. This would be called the Children Crusade. More than a thousand African American kids would march down Birmingham. The kids would start to be arrested, and after that, the police department would start using high-pressure hoses, clubs to hit people, and even dogs to attack people. This would start showing up in the newspaper and would create international outrage. MLK said, “Don't worry about your children, they’re going to be alright. Don't hold them back if they want to go to jail. For they are doing a job for not only themselves, but for all America and for all mankind”. MLK knows it is tough for these kids to go through this, especially because they are as young as seven. But if they continue, everyone, including the kids, will benefit. So after many arrests and a national uproar, president Kennedy was compelled to a resolution. So white leaders would meet with MLK and come up