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Civil Rights

The civil rights movement was a way the United States used to abolish the racial discrimination against African Americans and helping them cope from the abuse from the southern states. The civil rights movement lasted from 1954 to 1968 really in the south. There were many organizations that were active in the movement such as SNCC, CORE, and SCLC but they preferred to call the movement “Southern Freedom Movement” because the struggle was about far more then just civil rights they say I quote “it was also about fundamental issues of freedom, respect, dignity, and economic and social equality.
There are many key events that happened during this time period. One of them was Brown v. Board of education which happened in 1954 this happened because the education of black children in separate public schools from the white children was illegal. This led to opinion of the court to say segregation of whites and colored children had a very bad impact on colored students. The turn out of was that segregation to be phased out over time.
Another event was Rosa Park and the Montgomery bus boycott which happened in 1955. This happened because she refused to give her seat up on a public bus to make room for a white person. She was arrested, tried, and convicted for disorderly conduct and violating a local ordinance. After this 50 African Americans leaders organized the bus boycott to protest the segregation of blacks and whites on public buses. The boycott lasted for 381 days.
In 1960 sit-ins began when four young black men came from an all black collage and they went to a segregated lunch counter they were treated very rude. The men did not receive good customer service. So a bunch of black protesters decided to sit in every stool so at one point the whites would just get tired of the rule and would decide to finally join them. By the end of 1960, the sit-ins had spread to mainly every southern state. This dramatic change made protesters focus more on other segregated...