African-American Civil Rights Movement (1955-1968) Essay | Essay

This student essay consists of approximately 6 pages of analysis of Civil Rights Now and Then.

African-American Civil Rights Movement (1955-1968) Essay | Essay

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Civil Rights Now and Then

Summary: Essay provides a study of the Southern civil rights movement and its effect on life today.
In 1954, the Supreme Court ruled in the case of the Brown v. the Board of Education. This was a very historical moment because their ruling eliminated, the "separate but equal " doctrine. Their ruling called for school integration, although most school were very slow in complying if they complied at all. The NAACP, National Association for the Advancement of Color People, viewed this ruling as a success. The schools lack of the obedience toward this ruling, made it necessary for black activism to make the federal government implement the ruling, and possibly help close the racial gap that existed in places other than public schools. During one of the boycotts for equality, a leader emerged that would never be forgotten. Dr. Martin Luther King, who was leader of the Montgomery bus boycott, quickly became the spokesperson for racial equality. He believed that the civil rights movement would have more...

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