Political And Administrative Changes During The Civil Rights Movement

During the Civil Rights Movement after WWII, many African Americans sought out their individual rights as american citizens, whether it be desegregation, the right to vote without obstruction, equal opportunity/pay, and etc. There were two major influences when it came to making changes in the Civil Rights Movement, administrative changes in the structure and practices in the government and the the activists movement. Administrative changes could who is different people in power, supreme court cases, Acts passed by congress, and etc. And by activist movement this could mean, boycotts, protests, sit-ins, meetings to discuss change, and etc. With these two influences going on they did impact a change in the Civil Rights Movement getting through to Congress making changes in African American civil rights, but the administrative changes were the most effective in putting certain powers into effect, however, the activists movement was the most effective in getting the issues seen through congress. Our first instance in the administrative changes given is the Brown v. Board of Education (1954). The Brown v. Board of Education was stating that segregation of children in public

Moses. He was the leader of the Voting Rights Movement. He was part of the Freedom Summer Movement which was a movement supporting voting drives in the south for African Americans. He wanted to end racial disenfranchisement and wanted to keep his group focused on their cause. He was Co-director of the COFO, Council of Federated Organizations, organizing in many Mississippi counties that African Americans wanted the rights to vote. The Movement was only for the summer and it was successful and later Moses helped form the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, which challenged the white-southern democratic party. It got recognized in the media and it helped with voting rights of African Americans and the Civil Rights