The African Americans Citizens: Civil Rights Movement

Civil Rights Movement
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Civil Rights Movement
The African Americans have had a long journey working to the liberation of their rights as American citizens. For the better part of the nineteenth century and even into the twentieth century African Americans were treated as second class citizens. Segregation and discrimination were rife in the society. The African Americans were not just segregated the rest of the white Americans but, the problem was actually systemic. One hundred years after the emancipation of the African American community from the slavery practices, most of the populations especially in the southern states were still experiencing cruel treatment including racially inspired violence. However towards the mid and late twentieth century, the African American community rose against the systemic discrimination through peaceful demonstrations. With the help of very influential activists such Martin Luther King, Rosa Parks, Andrew Goodman and Malcom X, the African Americans were constantly involved in nonviolent demonstrations and civil disobedience to bring about change in the system that was largely oppressive.[Jim Fraser, Revel For By The People: Volume 2, 2015.] [Simon Hall, American Patriotism, American Protest (Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2011).]
One of the main goals of the movement were geared toward the end of segregation within the society. Much of the 19th century was associated with segregation in America. This was relative to the fact that there was wide spread discrimination especially in the southern states. Much of the segregation in this case was with reference to the racial differences, where the African Americans among others were considered to be second class citizens. The racial oppression that was directed towards the African stemming from the slavery practices, meant that most of the African Americans not only experienced verbal abuse but also violent acts, which in a significant number of times ended in fatalities. Much of the segregation still happened even after the emancipation after the civil war. Ideally even after the enactment of the fourteenth and fifteenth amendments of the American constitution, the African Americans did not get their rights as Americans recognized by many. The main aim for the push was that all the people in American would no longer be segregated along their racial backgrounds, religious and gender among others which was the case at the time. The other aim for the movement was largely to make sure that all the citizens in American had equal opportunities regardless of their background. At the time basic aspect such housing, wages, employment, quality of life and education were largely determined by social classes in the society. However, the social classes i...