Violent resistance was not a strategy of black civil rights leaders in the South from 1955 to 1965.
They believed King's approach to demanding civil rights was too cautious and the pace of change too slow.
bus trips through the South promoting civil rights
What did King find with other black leaders after the Montgomery Boycott Movement?
Black Reconstruction laid the groundwork for the Civil Rights Movement by establishing a framework for African American political engagement and asserting their rights as citizens. During this period, Black leaders gained political office, advocated for education, and pushed for civil rights, which inspired future generations. The legal precedents set during Reconstruction, alongside the establishment of Black institutions and communities, fostered a sense of identity and activism that would be crucial in the 1960s. Ultimately, the struggles and achievements of Reconstruction highlighted the ongoing fight against systemic racism, motivating the Civil Rights Movement to seek equality and justice.
They lived in fear because rights were taken away from black people in Virginia. The slave owners would get scared of them causing a revolt......
Malcolm X
Civil Rights Bill of 1866
The white students left
yes because many business in the south were segregated and black customers were supposed to eat standing and white persons eat to sitting and sit in a demonstration in which postesters sit down and refuse to leave and student also practised the strategy of nonviolent resistance.Student nonviolent coordinating committee leaders of the students protests who trained protesters and organized civil rights demonstrations.
Some black leaders felt that MLK's nonviolent strategy was too slow and passive in addressing the urgency of racial injustice. They believed that more radical and assertive tactics were needed to bring about real and immediate change. Additionally, they felt that nonviolence did not adequately protect black individuals from the violence and aggression of white supremacists.
he fought for black people to have rights in south Africa
Civil Rights Bill of 1866
African Americans' rights were limited by black codes. < APEX >
Apartheid, maintaining a separation between black and white people.
African union
While not the first black woman elected to Congress, Barbara Jordan was the first black woman from the deep south to be elected to Congress. She represented Texas in the House of Representatives.
They instituted black codes to restrict African American rights.