Everyone wrote on their essays that African Americans had no power in 1877-1945. In 1963, *based on King's Letter from A Birmingham Jail," had anything changed? What power did King and co. have, or old power did they figure out how to use?
"Rosa Parks was tired, so she refused to move to the back of the bus; her bravery sparked a social movement among African Americans who had had enough; she and other Montgomerians led a bus boycott that eventually forced the bus company to let blacks and whites ride together."
Accomplishments of the Civil Rights Movement:
Four major goals of the Civil Rights Movements
The Little Rock Template:
Strategy of Non-Violent Direct Action is well suited to create more situations like this.
George Wallace Inauguration: "Segregation Forever"
Birmingham
1964 Civil Rights Act
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1965 Voting Rights Act