Civil Rights Movement Case Study

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In this letter I will be expressing my concerns and making a suggestion that I believe will be beneficial to the civil rights movement. I believe that everyone should have equal rights and be treated like any other citizen of the United States despite their race or ethnicity. My concerns and suggestion have been caused by these four events that have occurred throughout the civil rights movement.

On May 17,1954 The United States Supreme Court handed down its ruling in the landmark case of Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas. The court's unanimous decision to desegregate public schools overturned provisions of the 1896 Plessy v. Ferguson decision which allowed ¨separate but equal ¨ public facilities including public schools in the …show more content…

Connor’s actions to enforce racial segregation and deny civil rights to African American citizens made him an international symbol of racism. During the civil rights protests in Birmingham, Ala., Commissioner of Public Safety Eugene “Bull” Connor used fire hoses and police dogs on black demonstrators. The images of the brutality were televised and published widely gaining sympathy for the civil rights movement around the world. Forcing desegregation in Birmingham and directly paved its way for the Civil Rights Act of 1964 which prohibited racial discrimination in hiring practices and public services throughout the United …show more content…

I suggest that you put an end to all the racism and discrimination toward people who are from a different race or ethnicity. Everyone should be treated equal even if they are different from the rest and as an American citizen they should have the same rights as any other white American citizen. I believe this because a person can not be judged by the color of their skin as they have no control over something they can not change and they should not be criticised or discriminated for it. The civil right movement has also showed us that the power of people can have a great impact and change the world or an idea for the best when they come

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