The Civil Rights Movement In The 1950's

It was in the 1950’s 1960’s that the civil rights movement challenged white supremacy. Nearly 100 years before that, slavery had been abolished however, People of color did not have equality. These Historic moments and many more like the civil rights bill in 1964 became the building blocks for racial equality today. Rights were constantly being violated and the two Supreme Court cases Plessy v Ferguson, and Brown v Board of Education helped change how people think. The civil rights movement was the result of the need and desire to give acceptance and equality to African Americans and, it redefined American Identity. The civil rights movement helped many African Americans struggling from equality and segregation find new hope. One of the most significant and talked about court case, “Plessy V Ferguson” challenged the Supreme Court. Homer Plessy a hard-working man who was

In the 1950’s public schools were restricted. The Civil war ended slavery a century before the civil rights movement however, it started a whole new war segregation. African Americans thought they would be a part of a society where equality was formed, but that wasn’t the case. Blacks had to adapt to a whole new environment like the Northern and Southern states where segregation was legal. This established Jim Crow laws that limited the liberties and opportunity of people of color. They wanted to end the Jim crow laws and to be treated equal as everyone else. After the Brown v Board of Education case, Jim Crow laws were abolished and had started to end. Today children of all color and race go to the same school. This case added a huge part of history because Mr. Brown tried to enroll his daughter to a white school. Children would still be going to different schools if he had not gone against his rights. Separation was a huge impact on the world and other