Civil Rights

The Civil Rights movement was a dark period in American history.  The African-Americans that didn’t migrate north were tired of injustices perpetrated upon them by Whites.  The Jim Crow preached equality with separatism, but proved just otherwise.  The Jim Crows laws forced African-Americans to live in constant fear.  It was a way to further humiliate a race of people that had been denied basic human dignity. 

In 1964 a bill was passed that allowed everyone, regardless of color, to vote.  This was upsetting for racists; especially those in the South.  They feared reprisal of from the African-American community.  So they began to intensify their persecution.   The African-American community fought back. 

Rosa Parks was a seamstress, who refused to give up her seat for a white bus passenger.  This sparked an immense battle for equal rights.  Boycotts of the busing industry ensued.  Thousands of dollars was lost and sent the public transportation industry in chaos.  Soon after that, marches were held in throughout Alambama; sit-ins were in restaurants all throughout the South. 

Eventually, the U.S. government had to step in and take action.  They could no longer ignore the “problem” plaguing the southern states. 

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