African-american-civil-rights-movement

1、nit includes social movements in the United States whose goal was to end racial segregation and discrimination against black Americans and enforce constitutional voting rights to them. nThe movement was characterized by major campaigns of civil resistance.nHe demanded that blacks shouldnt be treated

2、 as slaves but should have equal rights which inspired people to fight for equalityDarkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.black citizens took full strike against the bus segregation of black and white .Montgomery Bus Boycott (195

3、556) in Alabama, this activity was regarded as the beginning of the civil-rights movement in American history. ; people generally carried out sitting in public places in southern states, showing that the range of motion is beyond the limits of a city . the Selma to Montgomery marches (1965) in Alaba

4、maThis activity showed that people not only fought for their right to live, but also to vote.and there is a wide range of other nonviolent activities.passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964that banned discrimination based on race, color, religion, or national origin in employment practices and public accommodations;the Voting Rights Act of 1965, that restored and protected voting rights; Black Americans and other minorities have won many rights in the last thirty years. Segregation has been made illegal.But prejudice and discrimination have not completely disappe