Dbq Civil Rights Movement Analysis

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Many problems have come during the past century. Especially for African Americans during the 1960s. They suffered hard days of segregation and long nights of inequality. Longing to vote and to attend school helped them have a personal connection and reason why to fight in the civil rights movement. The things they did for voting and educational equality paid off, especially for our generation. Therefore, all the work and protest important civil rights leaders were engaged in, African Americans were granted educational equality and voting rights,
One of the first things which brought the civil rights movement was the “Brown versus Board of Education of Topeka” case in 1954. This case was because of Linda Brown trying to attend a “white” school, …show more content…

One of the many leaders, possibly the most know, was Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Born in Montgomery, Alabama, He fought for the African American community’s equality and even read a very well-known speech at the infamous “March on Washington” in 1963. Another very important civil rights leader was Rosa Parks. According to Document 2, “…refusing to give up her seat on a bus to a white man.” lead to her arrest. Even though arrested, Parks silent protest was one of the loudest and was important to the civil rights movement that even till today, people still talk about this event. Along with Parks resistance, there were much more forms of protests used during the Civil Rights movement. According to Document 3 “…who wanted to help sit in, who wanted to help picket...” These were some of the document ways of protested used during the Civil Right movement. Another way of protest was to put together some sort of protest in public in large groups and “march”. One of the more famous marches was the March On Washington in 1963. According to Document 4, “…250,000 Americans who gathered...” The march supported many things, some being the “…end to bias…” and “…equal rights…” according to the signs in the visual in Document 4. No matter the type of protest, the majority was non-violent. During the "Southern Negro Leader …show more content…

The hard days of segregation and long nights of inequality African Americans faced were done thanks to the government, though some individuals still believed in the old traditions. With non-violent protests organized by important Civil Rights leaders, many African Americans were finally allowed to vote for their leaders and receive a good education at integrated schools. Everything during the Civil Rights movement has helped our generation become successful and not face segregation or unequal opportunities in the classroom, workplace or even when we are signing up to elect our leaders. All the important leaders in the Civil Rights movement were able to help African Americans, through non-violent protest, receive education equality and voting

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