Civil Rights and Black Power Movements

Civil Rights and Black Power Movements

Introduction

The civil rights movement gave blacks participants a sense of freedom and sense of self esteem, much more than the formal purpose for which they fought. Historians describe the energy and enthusiasm that have arisen at that time among many blacks. In the first months of organizing, marching, singing and arrests there were hope, idealism and determination. They were believers, when they sang in the prison, at rallies and in front of rows of police officers and their militias "We shall overcome". They really believed in the victory, victory meant freedom, right, dignity and justice.

Attempts to achieve a new law that takes into account the civil rights once again ran into fierce resistance. The demonstrators were subjected to insults, physical attacks have occurred, some paid with their lives. One of the reactions to it was the emergence of aggressive black groups under the general title of "Black Power". Moderate distanced themselves from this movement and continued to press for reform of the law means from 1965 to 1968 across the United States in the black ghettos were big waves. Despite the barriers that have prevented its full and strict enforcement, the Civil Rights Act was of fundamental importance. The main idea of ??this law deals not only with black, but also for any victims of discrimination including other ethnic groups and women. The law served as a starting point for a variety of movements.

Thesis Statement

In this paper I will be arguing that, did the civil rights and black power movements enhance African-American self esteem?

Statement of the Argument

In this paper I will be arguing that Civil rights and black power movements did not enhance African-American self esteem. This is because, despite the achievements, blacks continued to occupy the lowest layer of prosperous American society and continue to be victims of racist actions in education, transport, residential neighborhoods, at work, in business, restaurants, public places and practice of their electoral rights.

Objections to the Argument

Some may argue that my position is erroneous. They suggest that, despite the resistance of Southern whites, blacks intensified their protests and gave impetus to another way of expressing their demands: nonviolent direct action. The first blast occurred in the city of Montgomery, State of Alabama. According to the Southern custom, which was the law in Alabama, on buses, blacks had to give the front seats to white passengers. But Rosa Parks, a black woman was denied December 1, 1955 to surrender his seat. Rosa Parks was arrested for resisting arrest and violating municipal ordinances. This incident becomes the trigger for a new tactic: a boycott, which would mobilize the black population under the leadership of Martin Luther King.

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