Civil Rights Movement Research

Treated poorly, with no hope in change for equality to happen is what African Americans thought their lies would be like. They were labeled slaves and blacks. They struggled on getting past each day because of how  awful their lives were, women would pick cotton while men would work on the farm. Everyday was a struggle for them. 

Slavery was taken very seriously by John F Kennedy, he took slavery into his own hands. After becoming president he made a civil rights bill, and on June 19th 1963 and was approved 1964, after his death. This bill would grant racism to stop. Therefore you wouldn't be judged on your color, race, religion, or sex. Jim crow laws made everything even worse. It angered the blacks because their skin made everyone's attitude change around them, there was no respect for them. It got to the point where they labeled what race could do what somewhere. 

The NAACP- National Association for the Advancement of colored People formed in 1909 got bigger and bigger over time because of all the racism that was going on. It was incorporated a year later in 1911. Their goal was to increase racial equality for everyone. Boycotts, sit ins, and other peaceful protests would be happening constantly in towns where racism was big. 

Rosa Parks was a member of the NAACP, her whole incident was the start to something new. Things were big on labeling when she got arrested for not giving up her seat to a white man. Many blacks didn't stand up to whites because they were scared of the consequences but Parks new this would the time to turn everything around. Martin Luther King Jr was then introduced to everyone. 

Martin Luther King Jr was also very big on the civil rights movement, he was on of the best-known advocates in the world. He supported Rosa and got very wide known after his motivational "I Have A Dream" speech. He got chosen as their leader, he was a preacher before that. His masses were always crowded because he knew how to speak and make everyone think about their life. 

Years passed by and life for blacks seemed to change to better terms for them. The end of slavery was eight months after Civil War after the 13th amendment was passed. Blacks could now be around whites and the first school was in 1955 which allowed blacks. Slavery was finally abolished and blacks had more rights. Which made their life's full of happiness and peace. 

Sources:
http://www.history.com/topics/black-history/civil-rights-movement
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/119368/American-civil-rights-movement
http://www.civilwar.org/education/history/civil-war-overview/slavery.html