Bayard Rustin was a highly important member of the civil rights movement. Though Rustin’s role was played more behind the senses it was more effective in that way. From his dealings with large scale organization and curtail advisement and counseling, his views on philosophy religion and life were able to influence his impact on the civil rights movement. Born March 7th 1912 in Westchester, Pennsylvania Rustin was raised by his mother, grandmother and grandfather along with 7 other sisters and brothers. Raised as Quakers this religious lIfe choice is something that helped set him apart from other civil right activist, taking the teachings and pacifism of the Quaker Rustin mixed them with the teachings of Gandhi non-violent protest and …show more content…
Philip Randolph, Together they orchestrated the march on Washington but due to the Executive Order No. 8802 executed by FDR (President Roosevelt) it outlawed racial discrimination when dealing with military employment and hiring minority workers in defense industries. Despite his efforts in fighting against racial oppression, Rustin found himself serving jail time in 1944 for failing to register for the Draft or service time doing an alternative service, he spent 3 years in federal prison for violating the selective service act laws. The time he spent in prison was a testament to his religious and philosophical practices in dealing with non-violent restraint, facing verbal and physical abuse from guards and prisoners. Upon release from prison he reassumed his work with A. Philip Randolph and the Fellowship of Reconciliation, this time fighting the discrimination in interstate transportation and Jim Crow laws because of it he was sent to face one month of labor with a chain gang in the south facing further torture and racism from guards and …show more content…
Rustin was delivering a lecture for the (A.A.U.W). American association of University Women, when his “Lude” act was committed. Though Rustin did not commit an actual lude or lascivious act, at this time any public display of homosexuality was illegal in every state and was punishable by criminal charges. Rustin did not allow this charge to effect him, in some years following his release from theses charges he became open about him sexuality. newly embracing his gay pride Rustin began to fight and defend gay rights, ting them into and along side his fight for African American Civil
Once Executive Order 9066 was signed, with no proof that sabotage or espionage had been committed by Japanese Americans, it allowed for the relocation and summary removal of “enemy aliens” from their homes to incarceration under guard in designated areas / camps. With just one pen and piece of paper, FDR suddenly made it possible for citizens of Japanese descent to be arrested without explanation.... ... middle of paper ... ... Eleanor Roosevelt, a strong supporter of civil rights, as noted in her memoirs, recalled being gob smacked by her husband’s decision in regards to EO9066.
President Harry S. Truman's Executive Order, 1981. On July 26, 1948, President Harry S. Truman orders the desegregation of the Armed Forces by Executive Order 9981. Prior to Harry Truman passing the Executive Order 9981 on February 2, 1948 he asked Congress to create a permanent FEPC, and in December 1946, he appointed a distinguished panel to serve as the President's Commission on Civil Rights, which would recommend "more adequate means and procedures for the protection of the civil rights of the people of the United States." The Commission noted the many restrictions on blacks, and urged that each person, regardless of race, color or national origin, should have access to equal opportunity in securing education, decent housing and jobs. Harry Truman sent a special message to Congress on February 2, 1948 calling for prompt implementation of the Commission's recommendations.
In 1955, C. Vann Woodward published the first edition of his book, The Strange Career of Jim Crow. The book garnered immediate recognition and success with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. eventually calling it, “the historical Bible of the civil rights movement.” An endorsement like this one from such a prominent and respect figure in American history makes one wonder if they will find anything in the book to criticize or any faults to point out. However, with two subsequent editions of the book, one in August 1965 and another in October 1973—each adding new chapters as the Civil Rights movement progressed—one wonders if Dr. King’s assessment still holds up, if indeed The Strange Career of Jim Crow is still the historical bible of the civil rights movement. In addition, one questions the objectivity of the book considering that it gained endorsements from figures who were promoting a cause and because Woodward had also promoted that same cause.
Both Fannie Lou Hamer and Malcolm X rejected the idea that the main goal of the civil rights movement should be based on an aspiration to gain rights “equal” to those of white men and to assimilate into white culture. They instead emphasized a need to empower Black Americans.1 Their ideas were considered radical at a time when Martin Luther King Jr. preached the potential of white and black americans to overcome “the race issue” together and in a gradual manner. Malcolm X’s attempt to achieve his goals through revolutionary top-down methods and Fannie Lou Hamer’s focus on the need for grassroots movements contributed to the Civil Rights movement significantly by encouraging and assisting Black Americans.
Marion Barry born in Mississippi 1936. Raised in a poor family with a yearly income of $250, Marion grew a hatred for the white ruled society around him. Wanting so much more than what he had Marion always struggled to earn as much money as he could. Marion had many jobs as a teenager and teachers often understood he was a very hardworking individual. Barry always stayed out of crime devoting himself to hard work at school and work. (Agronsky 79-85)
Throughout all the great civil rights leaders, I personally believe that Martin Luther King was the greatest of them all. What king achieved during the little over a decade that he worked in civil rights was remarkable. "There are few men of whom it can be said their lives changed the world" from wikipedia. Using Mohanda Gandhi's philosophy of nonviolence King gained the power of many citizens respect which lead him in success in, the Montgomery Bus Boycott, Birmingham Protest March, and breaking the barrier to allow black people vote rights.
On the home front, A. Philip Randolph’s threat to force a march on Washington to advocate for civil rights in wartime employment represented this new stance. When government defense contracting first started in the early 1940s, the US government acquiesced to the demands of many corporations that solely stipulated white hiring. For instance, of 100,000 aircraft workers in 1940, only 240 of the...
Kirk, J. (2007). Martin Luther King, Jr. and the civil rights movement: controversies and debates. Basingstoke New York: Palgrave Macmillan.
The Civil Rights Movement is one of the most important events of the history of the United States. Although many people contributed to this movement, Martin Luther King, Jr., is widely regarded as the leader of the movement for racial equality. Growing up in the Deep South, King saw the injustices of segregation first hand. King’s studies of Mahatma Ghandi teachings influenced his views on effective ways of protesting and achieving equality. Martin Luther King’s view on nonviolence and equality and his enormous effect on the citizens of America makes him the most influential person of the twentieth century.
The book, “My Soul Is Rested” by Howell Raines is a remarkable history of the civil rights movement. It details the story of sacrifice and audacity that led to the changes needed. The book described many immeasurable moments of the leaders that drove the civil rights movement. This book is a wonderful compilation of first-hand accounts of the struggles to desegregate the American South from 1955 through 1968. In the civil rights movement, there are the leaders and followers who became astonishing in the face of chaos and violence. The people who struggled for the movement are as follows: Hosea Williams, Rosa Parks, Ralph Abernathy, and others; both black and white people, who contributed in demonstrations for freedom rides, voter drives, and
...ompared to Martin Luther King Jr. for being a great leader. From his amazing persuasion, he changed people’s thoughts and opened their minds. His legacy remains still today, influencing many young and old hearts in all orientations.
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was one of the greatest civil rights leaders to ever live. Through his empowering speeches, he made a huge impact on the world for the equality of all races. Throughout King’s life, he showed everyone how he believed equality should be acquired. With his peaceful protests and amazing speeches, he influenced people both during his time and after he passed. Many believe that King’s work in the Civil Rights Movement was the final push that America needed to finally respect people no matter their skin color.
Rustin’s Quaker values and his arrest for engaging in homosexuality in Pasadena would have a major impact on the civil rights movement and in particular, the work of King. Throughout his entire live Quakerism was a unifying force and a strong pillar in his personal and professional ventures. Rustin incorporated Quaker beliefs and values that were central to many of the success of the civil rights movement. Through enacting his Quaker values, Rustin infused his pacifism into the American civil rights movement, shaping the movement to become peaceful and nonviolent. This paper has investigated Rustin’s early years in life in relation to his Quaker values and how his life-long conviction to promote pacifism and egalitarianism shaped his views and actions. Through Bayard Rustin we can better discern the role religious values and ideals play in shaping who we are.
He is famous for his renowned systematic study of technique which revolve around the philosophy of nonviolence. Today, he is recognized as on the the most famous leaders of the Civil rights movement. He successfully passed the voting act which helped nearly four million minority voters into the democratic process. This was a major milestone in history, as it was the first time African Americans were running for public office in the South and winning, since the Reconstruction era.
The beginning of the early twentieth century saw the rise of two important men into the realm of black pride and the start of what would later become the movement towards civil rights. Both Marcus Garvey and W.E.B. Du Bois influenced these two aforementioned movements, but the question is, to what extent?