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evaluating who / what caused the most progress for civil rights from 55-68…
evaluating who / what caused the most progress for civil rights from 55-68
events
montgomery bus boycott 55-56
MLK rises to prominence
acted as an example to others
1st mass action / solidarity
freedom rides 1961
fits all criteria
direct challenge to supreme court rulings
leads to defacto change in that desegregation happened
deliberately provoked a violent reaction
displayed resilience through continues rides
birmingham 1963
led to JFK action, civil rights act 1964
use of children, shocking
role of media and publicity
larger scale action, all town desegregated
greensboro 1960
black and white people work together, therefore increases support for civil rights
direct action
provokes reaction
shows resilience of people by continuing
useful publicity
displays black people as respectful and white people as agressive
selma , 1965
pivotal moment
VRA
national outcry
unity of civil rights movement
groups / people / action type
MLK
gave cause publicity
acted in washington , mass meeting + key moment
faced a lot of oppositon
a key element of many major events
actions led to legal change
CRA 1964
VRA 1965
brings black and white people together through mentioning the american dream
key leader in NAACP , COPE , SNCC
inspired black and white people to work together
part of all key events
inspired the SNCC
uniting figure who inspired confidence
meets all criteria
SNCC ( +CORE )
gave actions and ideas
set new method of protest
caused a change in direction through direct action and confrontation, exploiting racist reactions to cause shocki
involvement of grassroots movements
key events
freedom rides
summer
inspired MLK and his later actions like birmingham , selma & washington
caused de facto change like the desegregation of buses
remained peaceful despite violent reactions due to trained members
grassroots action
mass action
willing to make sacrifices like putting themselves in danger. ex. birmingham and selma
provided the support for the direct action of CORE and SNCC like freedom rides and sit ins
NAACP
A. Philip Randolph
legal action laid foundations
set tone and expectations at the beginning of movement
involved in key events like montgomery bus boycott
media
publicised events
little rock
birmingham
selma
puts pressure on governments and states to change
showed proof of the depths of racism in the usa to the whole world
reactions to this cause a change in attitudes
CRA + VRA
presidents
during a liberal era
JKF
LBJ