Did the civil rights movement work?

Answer 1

The Civil Rights Movement succeeded for several reasons. Television helped gain supporters for the movement. TV showed how some blacks were being treated. Take Bloody Sunday, for example. Many blacks were injured for peacefully marching in the streets. This event was shown on TV, and many Americans were appalled at what they saw. Great leaders of the civil rights movement such as Martin Luther King Jr. contributed to the success of the movement. The civil rights movement was also very organized. Strategies such as sit-ins, bus boycotts, freedom rides, and marches were organized, so many civil rights believers participated. Civil rights believers were very passive, too, which was an effective strategy.

Answer 2

Civil Rights is a continuing process. The '60s Civil Rights Movement led to the Voting Rights Act, which helped put African American citizens on a road toward equal footing with whites. There may still not be a true equality, but segregation via Jim Crow laws have been abolished, and the movement opened the door to the Women's Movement and Gay Rights.