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What was the role of churches in Civil Rights.
Churches was the place African Americans went to for hope because during these times all you could do is have hope for a better future. There where evil white people such as the KKK, that would go around searching for black churches with the intent to destroy them. -
What was the Black Power Movement
The black power movement was when blacks would acknowledge the African culture. Such as growing natural hair and wearing African clothing. Also people that were involved with this movement did not tolerate any disrespect from any white person. For example, if a white man decided to randomly smack a black man that was associated with the black power movement, the black man would more than likely react in a physical way. -
Who was Rosa Parks and why was she arrested?
Rosa Parks was a black lady that got arrested because she refused to give her seat up to a white man on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama. She was sick and tired of the fact that whites always felt like they were above every one so she decided to show them that nobody is above anybody else. This situation made a great change in our country today. -
What was the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
This was when black people made the decision to walk to work instead of riding the bus because of the Rosa Parks situation. This lasted from Dec 5th 1955 - Dec 20th 1956. The US supreme court eventually ordered the Montgomery bus system to integrate their bus system. -
Who was Malcolm X? Did he accept or reject the Civil Rights Movement
Malcolm X was a very smart black man. Although he was smart, he was kind of racist in a way because he could not stand white people. He believed that the world would've been so much better if the whites had their own land and space and if the blacks had their own land and space. With that being said, Malcolm did not agree with the Civil Rights Movement because the Civil Rights Movement consisted of ending segregation between blacks and whites.
