The Success of the Civil Rights Movement

Black Politics in America
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Black Politics in America
Over the years, in the United States, there have been significant changes, particularly improvement in the protection of the rights of all people, including the minority groups. After the end of WWII up until the late 1960s, America started to correct both human and civil rights to protect people from abuse that had been taking place for about a century. The emergence of the Civil Rights movement played a significant role in the success achieved in mitigating racial equality through polities over the years. The civil rights movement succeeded due to the continuous support by Congress, the Presidents, and the input of federal courts that helps offer African Americans political rights while also working on the persisting social and economic inequities. Between the 1940s and the 1950s, the move towards executive actions, from legislative action, helped set speed towards integration. Consequently, the Civil Rights Movement successfully combated racism since the movement did not use violent protest strategies. Thus, the government made significant efforts to fight towards eradicating discrimination, and executive action also helped change policies to accommodate all the citizens. In addition, the word was spread through churches of the minority groups regarding the planned protest tactics. At the same time, students also played a significant part in protesting against the inequities in education facilities.
President Truman was among the U.S. presidents who significantly impacted the Civil Rights movement's success. He made efforts to expand on Roosevelt's racial reconciliation and moderation efforts. Truman established a Committee on Civil Rights whose intent was to create a civil rights division In the Department of Justice in the U.S., enforce federal anti-lynching laws and deal with desegregation in the interstate transportation sector. However, the efforts by Truman were not without challenges since he faced backlash from the solid Democratic South, who were against the efforts by the administration, forming a conservative party that demanded that the system of segregation be preserved and maintained. As the President of the U.S during this period, Truman supported the Civil Rights Movement, which would not have been the case if the movement had helped violent protests to demand their rights.
The efforts of the courts to make the Civil Rights Movement a success was evident with their fair judgement. The Brown v. Board of Education of 1954 was an example of a case of segregation in the admission of Negro race in public schools. During the period, it was evident that there were specific benefits that the white students enjoyed while the Negro students were denied despite having similar educational qualifications. Education had emerged as a vital state and local government function. There had emerged laws requiring that all children be educated, and the high government expenditure on education demonstrates educating the entire democratic society. Through education, children needed to be awakened to cultural values to help them prepare for professional training later in life while normally adjusting to their environment...