In the early 20th century, there were a lot of changes in society marked by the Supreme Court's ruling of Plessy v. Ferguson. This landmark case enraged many of the African Americans who believed that "separate but equal" was not demolishing segregation, but rather enforcing it in the public. The NAACP ( National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) was formed in 1909 by a number of African Americans with the support of prominent white reformers. In 1938, NAACP's leader, Thurgood Marshall, was placed as a law student to win 29 out of 32 before the Supreme Court. In the landmark case, Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka,the father of Linda Brown had brought on a case to the Board of Education of Topeka. In the next few years, the case was proved to be unconstitutional, which allowed black students to enroll in white schools. The governor of Arkansas ignored the case, which then enraged the black community. Presdient Eisenhower called in the National Guard to go into a high school in Little Rock to protect 9 students, who are known as the Little Rock Nine. Many white parents and students were enraged with the decision, which caused an outbreak of anger towards the students. Many activists made their moves with the initiation of Rosa Park's refusal to give up her seat to a white man on the bus. This enraged the black community, which then caused a boycott on buses, which led to more than a year of no riding on public buses. Many of the activities were then brought out by profound leaders such as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X, who supported the civil rights movement. King believed that their movement should be in peace rather than violence, while Malcolm X believed in building power physically.
-By Arthur C.
A brief yet broad overview over the subject of the civil rights movement in the 20th century. Very well written but once again, a bit short. But honestly who cares? Fine by me. Good job.
ReplyDeleteA very good job explaining many aspects of a very long movement. Maybe you could have focused in on a more specific topic like the important leaders of the movement such as MLK. Overall, great job:)
ReplyDeleteIt's a good summary because it contains detailed information and a nice picture. The article tell the information from the formation of NAACP to MLK. It would be better if the article is separated into paragraphs.
ReplyDeleteGreat summary, i like how you integrated the famous court rulings that shaped the civil rights movement.
ReplyDeletegreat posting. i liked the detailed information yet it was simple enough to read and understand and get the information wanted. I do think though that it would have been nice for it to go more indepth into parts of the civil rights movement
ReplyDeletegood brief overview. it has a lot of good information with out saying too much
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