The Civil Rights Movement During The 1960's

The Civil Rights Movement occurred during the late 1950’s and early 1960’s. The sole purpose for this movement was to gain equal rights for African Americans and other minorities. The hatred, violence, and discrimination that was inflicted upon African Americans around the nation, but especially in the deep south during this time can be traced back to the time of slavery. African Americans were forced onto to boats without food or water to come to America to then be sold to white slaveholders to work as slaves in the blistering heat of the south picking cotton or sugarcane. Not only were they beaten and stripped of their self-dignity slaves did not have any basic humane civil rights. As time progressed, the Civil War erupted and the Emancipation Proclamation was signed abolishing slavery. However, 100 years had passed and African Americans in the south were still disfranchised from their civil rights. African Americans were being faced with oppression, Jim Crow laws, and violence. These things caused segregation, protest, sit-ins, and the rise of some of the worlds most impactive leaders

For an example, the nicer water fountains would be labeled whites only leaving the African Americans with the older rusty water fountains. Classrooms, restaurants, movie theaters, restrooms, train cars, and many more. Also, black people were often denied jobs because of the color of their skin. African Americans were the constant target of violence because of their race. They could be beaten or lynched for the simplest thing and the person responsible would not be held accountable for their actions because they were white. The Jim Crow laws allowed hatred, segregation, and discrimination to rule in the