Racial prejudice can make some laws difficult to enforce
He extended Civil Rights to women. That is Civil rights could not be abridged based on gender.
The language of the civil rights movement has been used to fight the opposition of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender rights. The civil rights movement did not directly affect the gay rights movement, but it did influence some on how they could make their secret open and accepted by others. This eventually became known as Gay Liberation. It may sound similar to Women Liberation, the movement where women wanted rights to vote, get abortions, and have the same pay as men. Another term, Gay Power, originally came from the term Black Power which was part of the civil rights movement.
He could not get Congress to pass the Civil Rights Act. It was his successor president Johnson who finally got it passed into law.
There were multiple events that started it.The Montgomery Bus Boycott (1955) is often stated as the beginning of the movement. But school desegregation had begun the previous year with the 1954 Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka.*(see the links below to read events that led up to the civil rights movement)
The purpose of the Civil Rights Movement was to end racial segregation and for African-Americans to get equal treatment as everyone else.Also Robert Parris Moses came in the picture and would teach kids and teens math and science so they could have knowledge.
He extended Civil Rights to women. That is Civil rights could not be abridged based on gender.
Of course not, racism is still part of the African-American experience in America. The difference is that the Civil Rights movement meant that it could not longer be legally sanctioned.
The language of the civil rights movement has been used to fight the opposition of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender rights. The civil rights movement did not directly affect the gay rights movement, but it did influence some on how they could make their secret open and accepted by others. This eventually became known as Gay Liberation. It may sound similar to Women Liberation, the movement where women wanted rights to vote, get abortions, and have the same pay as men. Another term, Gay Power, originally came from the term Black Power which was part of the civil rights movement.
because he was malcom X he could do anything :)
Unified. It requires a unified force of people to convince others that civil rights are necessary.
He could not get Congress to pass the Civil Rights Act. It was his successor president Johnson who finally got it passed into law.
There were multiple events that started it.The Montgomery Bus Boycott (1955) is often stated as the beginning of the movement. But school desegregation had begun the previous year with the 1954 Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka.*(see the links below to read events that led up to the civil rights movement)
No. The Civil Rights Movement was still going strong thought the 1960s. One could say that the movement is still going on today, since there is still plenty of inequality to fight.
The purpose of the Civil Rights Movement was to end racial segregation and for African-Americans to get equal treatment as everyone else.Also Robert Parris Moses came in the picture and would teach kids and teens math and science so they could have knowledge.
No. The Civil Rights movement was still going strong thought the 1960s. One could say that the movement is still going on today, since there is still plenty of inequality to fight.
You can find a timeline of the Civil Rights movement's history in America by visiting the website called History Learning Site. Wikipedia also has some interesting information.
World War 2 brought global attention to civil rights. The war showed the world what could potentially happen when one group of people claimed power over another.