Civil Rights in America

Thursday, 29 April 2010

The civil rights movement in America was between 1955-1968 there was many movements that fought and focused to stop racial discrimination and to get black people the right to vote .


Rosa Parks

On 1 st December,1955 in Montgomery ,Alabama, parks age 42, refused to obey a bus driver order that she had to give up her seat to make room for a white passenger .Her action was the first of its kind .Parks was arrested and convicted for disorderly conduct. when word of this incident reached the black community the African-American leaders organised the Montgomery Bus Boycott to demand equality on the public transport. she is now known as the mother of modern day civil rights movement.










Civil rights act of 1964



Although President Kennedy had proposed to bring in civil rights it was not him who signed the 1964 act instead it was President Johnson the act banned discrimination based on race , colour and religion .





Dr Martin Luther king

Martin Luther king was a baptist minister and also a civil activist who fought for the rights of black people of America . In 1963 , king led a mass protests against discrimination in Birmingham. King participated in an enormous civil right march in Washington in 1963 , and delivered his famous speech , predicting a day when the promise of freedom and equality for all in America .On December 10,1964 Dr.Martin.Luther.King was awarded the Nobel peace prize for his work .











I have a Dream


I have a dream was a popular speech that Martin Luther King gave, were he called for racial equality and the end of discrimination. Kings delivery of this speech from the steps of the Lincoln memorial was a defining moment of the American Civil Rights Movement .









Extract from i have a dream