Civil Rights in the Sixties Paper
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Civil Rights in the Sixties Paper
David I. Sanchez
HIS/145
September 20, 2011
University of Phoenix
Civil Rights in the Sixties Paper
In the late 1950’s and all of the 1960’s African Americans were on their way to claiming there rights and independents through the Civil Rights movement. It was only a matter of time before the media had an opinion legally, politically and socially, on the issue of the Civil Rights movement.
This was a time when media was evolving and influencing the public eye. This was a time were society had left the newspaper and turn to television to get an immediate impact on the up to date news of the Civil Rights movement and it leaders. In the early 1950’s the media had covered a plethora of events: The Supreme Court case, Brown vs. Board of education was in turn one of the biggest lawsuit ever to arises during the Civil Right struggle. A third grader named Linda Brown was segregated from going to an all white school that was seven blocks away. Instead, Linda had to walk a mile through railroad switchyards to go to school. Mr. Brown, Linda’s father tried to enroll her into an all white school, but was denied. Mr. Brown went to the head of the (NAACP) National Association for the advancement of Color People and asked for help, and they agreed. With some trials and tribulation and years that have passed, on May 17, 1954 the Supreme Court made a unanimous decision to stop segregation across America.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was a man known for his “I have a Dream speech” and his passion to lead the Civil Rights movement. Martin Luther King Jr. always believed in taking a non-violent approach to protesting and demonstrating, even if violence was staring him in the face. Martin Luther King Jr. was known for participating in non-violent demonstration such as fighting for basic necessities such as transportation, food and lodging. Martin Luther King Jr. was also known for writing his famous letter “letter from the Birmingham City...
David I. Sanchez
HIS/145
September 20, 2011
University of Phoenix
Civil Rights in the Sixties Paper
In the late 1950’s and all of the 1960’s African Americans were on their way to claiming there rights and independents through the Civil Rights movement. It was only a matter of time before the media had an opinion legally, politically and socially, on the issue of the Civil Rights movement.
This was a time when media was evolving and influencing the public eye. This was a time were society had left the newspaper and turn to television to get an immediate impact on the up to date news of the Civil Rights movement and it leaders. In the early 1950’s the media had covered a plethora of events: The Supreme Court case, Brown vs. Board of education was in turn one of the biggest lawsuit ever to arises during the Civil Right struggle. A third grader named Linda Brown was segregated from going to an all white school that was seven blocks away. Instead, Linda had to walk a mile through railroad switchyards to go to school. Mr. Brown, Linda’s father tried to enroll her into an all white school, but was denied. Mr. Brown went to the head of the (NAACP) National Association for the advancement of Color People and asked for help, and they agreed. With some trials and tribulation and years that have passed, on May 17, 1954 the Supreme Court made a unanimous decision to stop segregation across America.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was a man known for his “I have a Dream speech” and his passion to lead the Civil Rights movement. Martin Luther King Jr. always believed in taking a non-violent approach to protesting and demonstrating, even if violence was staring him in the face. Martin Luther King Jr. was known for participating in non-violent demonstration such as fighting for basic necessities such as transportation, food and lodging. Martin Luther King Jr. was also known for writing his famous letter “letter from the Birmingham City...