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The Civil Rights Movement began in the mid 1950s with the court case Brown vs. Topeka board of Education. This was in 1954 and the NAACP mainly did the work in this case and also in the Montgomery Bus Boycott. Overall The NAACP started the movement.
Alyce Corkery
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∙ 8y agoTo consider the 'Civil Rights Movement' as something which was created by a particular person is wrong. It is more so the case that a group of people (African Americans) felt the need to collectively stand up for their rights and it was certain people (Martin Luther King Jr.and Rosa Parks for example) who took on the role to be the 'voice of the people,' so to speak.
Martin Luther King Jr. took on a major role in the 'Civil Rights Movement'. He encouraged non-violent protesting and convinced the people to push for equal rights peacefully instead of rioting and acting violently. It was based on the idea that violence would only bring the people down to the level of the people whom oppressed them.
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∙ 15y agoThe spark that started the modern Civil Rights movement occurred in December of 1955. Rosa Parks, a black seamstress, refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white man, as Montgomery, Alabama law required. The Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. became the spokesman for the protest that developed and led the Black boycott of the Montgomery Bus system. The result was felt nation wide. Sit ins at all White lunch counters, marches, and demonstrations forced the government to act. In 1957, the first Blacks tried to enroll in Central High School, in Little Rock. Whites and the governor blocked their way. President Eisenhower had to use troops to protect the Black students and allow them entrance to the High School. The most comprehensive civil rights legislation was passed by Congress and signed by President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibited discrimination for reason of color, race, religion, or national origin in places of public accommodation, and anything covered by interstate commerce. That included restaurants, hotels, motels, and theaters. The act also forbad discrimination in employment and discrimination on the bases of sex.
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∙ 12y agoAlthough many people believe that it was Martin Luther King it was actually more Rosa Parks who started it and King joined in.
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How did the moments of civil rights differ from the American Indian movements?
the moments of civil rights Indian movements
Who invented the civil rights movements?
Martin Luther King invented the Civil Rights Movement
What were Birmingham and Selma's in the Civil Rights movement?
kindness to the world is why birmingham and selma were centers of the civil rights movements
What best describes the ideology associated with the civil rights movement?
what best decribes the ideology associated with the civil rights movements
What does a civil rights movement fight for?
A civil rights movement fights for the rights of all people. A civil rights movement wants to change laws that ensures equality for all people. There are civil rights movements all over the world.
How did the moments of civil rights differ from the American Indian movements?
the moments of civil rights Indian movements
Why is Dr. king's birthday a Holiday?
He symbolizes a breakthrough in the Civil Rights movements for African Americans. He was a great leader in the Civil Rights movements.
What launched the civil rights movements?
Rosa Parks
What has the author Francisco A Rosales written?
Francisco A. Rosales has written: 'Chicano!' -- subject(s): History, Civil rights, Mexican Americans, Civil rights movements 'Testimonio' 'Dictionary of Latino civil rights history' -- subject(s): Dictionaries, History, Civil rights movements, Civil rights, Hispanic Americans, Ethnic relations
Who invented the civil rights movements?
Martin Luther King invented the Civil Rights Movement
What were Birmingham and Selma's in the Civil Rights movement?
kindness to the world is why birmingham and selma were centers of the civil rights movements
the civil rights movements ?
Mass movements in the United States that tried to establish equal rights for members of minority groups and women. The earliest, the African American civil rights movement, began in the 1950s.
What is a question that you can address about civil rights movements?
I think a neat question to ask about the civil rights movements would be to ask how the gay rights movement in the 21st century can be compared to the movement for racial equality in the 20th century.
What best describes the ideology associated with the civil rights movement?
what best decribes the ideology associated with the civil rights movements
When was Civil Rights Game created?
Civil Rights Game was created in 2007.
What has the author H A Sieber written?
H. A. Sieber has written: 'Drinking gourds of Guilford' -- subject(s): History, African Americans, Race relations, Civil rights movements, Civil rights 'Holy ground' -- subject(s): History, African Americans, Race relations, Civil rights movements, Civil rights
Native American civil rights movement?
The Native American civil rights movements sought equal treatment and basic civil rights for Native Americans. In 1968 the Indian Civil Rights Act was passed and it granted Native Americans many civil rights.
