Civil Rights Movement
By: Chesley Lindsey - Period 4
Introduction
I Have A Dream
Sit In
Public Impact
Feature Article
Boycotts, sit-ins, picketing, marches, speeches, voting, and walks are all the peaceful ways that supporters of the movement stood up for their cause. Shooting, stabbing, beating, burning, water torture, arrests, vulgar language, and murder. All the inexcusable violent ways non-supporters reacted. Kind of disgusting isn't it? You'd think that people could be mature enough to understand that if someone is searching for happiness, why on earth would you want to hinder them?
Eventually towards the end of the movement things became more political and reasonable. But that wasn't before dozens of innocent martyrs lost their lives. In 1964 President Johnson passed the Civil Rights Act which abolished segregation and was made to protect the rights of all American citizens. But that still meant making sure this law was being followed, which was most of the struggle until around 1968.
"Selma is now for every man, woman and child." Referring back to how our past will always be applicable to our future. If someone questioned a woman's right to vote you'd call them crazy right? But what if you were in the middle east? Different story. So why now are we questioning how people are viewed in this country when we haven't had issue for 50+ years? Because in order for lessons to be learned, they have to be seen by everyone.