The Civil Rights Movement was a protest against segregation and discrimination which took place in the 1950’s. The movement was a struggle for social and economic justice that occurred in the mid 1900’s to have African Americans get equal rights. There were many well-known names a part of the movement such as Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King Jr, and many more. There were many things that took part in this movement, such as the legal and legislative side, such as fights for rights, economic and educational progress. There were a few legal and legislative achievements with the movement. A Legal Achievement was the Supreme court case of Brown v. Board of Education (1954). The Civil Rights Act (1964) and the Voting Rights Act (1965) were legislative achievements …show more content…
(NAACP, 2021).Police violence is one of the most popular reasons for death among men aged from 25-29. The lifetime risk of dying from police violence is at its highest from ages 20 to 35, and this applies to men and women of all races. (NAACP, 2021). In America, not just African Americans have been the target for police brutality, people of all ethnic backgrounds, of all ages have been discriminated against, but, African Americans are the main target. Moore, 2020.The many forms of police brutality weren’t restricted to physical assault, it ranged from that to verbal abuse, threats, sexual assault against african american women and the homicides of innocent african americans. Moore, a.k.a. Moore, 2020. There have been many police brutality incidents against African Americans. There are many popular cases with this, such as, Eric Garner on July 17th, 2014, Walter Scott on April 4th, 2015, Alton Sterling on July 5th, 2016, as well as many between them and after them. The most popular one has been George Floyd, having a police officer kneel on his neck, until he became unconscious May 25th,