Civil rights movement
By Julian Cendejas
To what degree has the civil rights movement contributed to making the Untited States a more equal and just society.
If the degree was from one to ten then I would say that it has been up to an eight because from what Ive seen is still not fully equal. Yes it did help to make the United States a somewhat equal place to live and it did let all colored people play and participate in white sports and activities. It vanished schools that where discriminated and segregated and also so that all children from all skins could go to school together and also so that all can have a bright future.
Ella Baker
Highly respected civil rights leader who mentored MLK, Rosa Parks, Thrugood Marshall. And was also a human rights activist and worked largely behind the scenes. As a big leader and movement builder she earned the nickname "fundi". Around 1940 Ella became a field secretary for the national association for the advancement of colored people.
"Top five Events "
On December 1st a woman named Rosa Parks refuses to give up her seat to a white man. So just minutes later she is arrested. A couple days later she is part of a boycott to where many people refuse to ride the bus and get car pull or walk to work.
August 28 About 200,000 go on a march on Washington to the Lincoln memorial. On the day people joined to hear Martin Luther kings " I have a dream speech".
August 28 About 200,000 go on a march on Washington to the Lincoln memorial. On the day people joined to hear Martin Luther kings " I have a dream speech".
Dorothy Height
Working with some of the major Civil Rights activists, including Martin Luther King Jr and in 1971 she help to found the National Women’s Political Caucus.President Bill Clinton awarded her the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1994.