Why did I choose this topic - I chose the topic Civil Rights because it is an important part of history that shows the fight for equality and justice. I’m going to focus on Rosa Parks because she played a key role in the movement by standing up against racial segregation.
The Civil Rights Movement in the US - The Civil Rights Movement was a fight for equal rights for all African Americans, mainly during the 1950s and 1960s. It was an essential fight for the Black community in America, as they faced unfair treatment and discrimination. Through peaceful protests, and strong leadership, the movement created a focus on racial differences and was a big step forward in the fight for equal rights.
Jim Crow Laws and Segregation
Segregation - After slavery ended in 1865, with the ratification of the 13th amendment, blacks were still not treated equally. In many places, especially in the southern states, blacks were separated from the whites, at places such as schools, buses and public facilities. These local rules, then came to be known as Jim crow laws, and the segregation was later supported by the Plessy v Ferguson case in 1896.
Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) "separate but equal” In 1896, Homer Plessy - a light-skinned Black man - intentionally sat in the "whites only" car of a Louisiana train. When he was told to move, he refused and was arrested. Plessy argued this violated his constitutional rights under the 13th and 14th Amendments. The case went to the Supreme Court and they ruled that "separate but equal" facilities were constitutional. This meant that states could now make even more harsh and unfair Jim crow laws, without the supreme courts stopping them.
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