Civil Rights In The 1900's

During the period from the late 1800’s to the mid 1900’s many changes came about in the way of civil rights. After the end of slavery, African Americans sought freedoms and new rights, but ultimately had to fight the authoritative forces that wanted to keep any change from occurring. Segregation, and legal boundaries that kept the black communities from rising above stereotypical racism and having a chance at true equalities they wanted, held the community back for a long time. Eventually, history proved that determination and strength in numbers gave way to those persistent enough to try for rights and freedoms. Civil rights given to minorities, and especially to African Americans during the course of America’s history, portray a perfect
Farmers, white racists, Ku Klux Klan members and even police let ideals of hate boil over into their daily life and acts of violence were very common. In 1952, Brown v. Board of Education was ruled to completely delete segregation in school type settings. There were southern states that attempted to take matters into their own hands and rule over those supreme court rulings to remain segregated. The old fashioned manner of racist ways ruled over the majority of the white community and they simply did not want to accept the changes coming. In 1955, Rosa Parks set fire to an underlying ember in the heat of civil rights. She remained in her seat while traveling, refusing to make way for a white male, and when accepting arrest, she led by example that things were able and going to change. Martin Luther King Jr. also led many people to peaceful ways of protesting. He preached on loving enemies and protecting oneself but accepting nothing less than equality. In the 1960’s sit ins and Freedom Rides created a sense of change and proved that safety in numbers could make a difference. The icing on the cake was when Martin Luther King Jr. gave new hope for his followers and shared his image of an equal, loving world. In August of 1963, King stood in front of hundreds of thousands of people and shared his thoughts and making a huge impact in
Having slavery once present to no longer being accepted, was a commitment that the government could have followed through with and failed, leaving an imbalance for those with newfound freedoms. The African American society battled their way through history to gain all freedoms and rights that are present to this day. The authority of all citizens has always been what has created democracy for this country, but the struggle was never easy for once oppressed slaves, and generations to follow. The power and jurisdiction to make legal decisions should have always been placed on the people of the country, but those people needed a way to have the voice to legally do so. Overall, when looking at the country and the history of the culture, history would have been less violent and passed easier if the changes were embraced, but the struggle between sides of the racial gap left scars on the nation that are still healing to this day. The fact remains that the reappearance of the struggles with civil rights being obtained in history, is very important because these rights are not to be taken lightly nor the fight to receive