Civil Rights in the Sxties
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Civil Rights in the Sixties
Civil Rights in the Sixties
Nakia Tircuit
University of Phoenix
Civil Rights in the Sixties
In 1963 “Civil Rights” was a hot topic all around the world. There was so much violence and disputes over this topic within the United States you wouldn’t believe. Martin Luther King believes in equal rights for everyone, and he didn’t care what race you were. Threats and violent acts were made against Martin Luther King, but nothing stopped him from fighting for what he believed in and stood for. Now today we should be thankful for what he died for, “equal right.”
In the article “Rights Movement: An Idea Exchange” the author wrote about a white college student who wanted to talk to Dr. Galamison, a professor, who class he attended. The white young male with black wavy hair admitted that he was prejudiced. He went on to explain that he thought blacks were asking for too much and it was written in the English common law that he did not have to welcome blacks into his home (Powledge, F.). Martin Luther King was fighting for blacks and whites to get along, and to all be treated equally. No matter what color you was everyone should be treated with respect from one another. Within this article each student gave their opinion of what the other student said, it was all racial statements made by whites not wanting to accept blacks as their equal. Public opinions were only for the whites, if a black person voiced his or her opinion they were wrong.
Martin Luther King and Malcolm X basically agreed upon the same rights, but Malcolm X had his own way of getting his point across. Martin Luther King was more the non-violent type and Malcolm X was just the opposite. Los Angeles Times stated in an article, “I go on in the faith that in Alabama… a state that allowed its governor to utter things that created the atmosphere that killed innocent children, things will change,” King said, this statement was written in December 1963. Martin Luther...
Civil Rights in the Sixties
Nakia Tircuit
University of Phoenix
Civil Rights in the Sixties
In 1963 “Civil Rights” was a hot topic all around the world. There was so much violence and disputes over this topic within the United States you wouldn’t believe. Martin Luther King believes in equal rights for everyone, and he didn’t care what race you were. Threats and violent acts were made against Martin Luther King, but nothing stopped him from fighting for what he believed in and stood for. Now today we should be thankful for what he died for, “equal right.”
In the article “Rights Movement: An Idea Exchange” the author wrote about a white college student who wanted to talk to Dr. Galamison, a professor, who class he attended. The white young male with black wavy hair admitted that he was prejudiced. He went on to explain that he thought blacks were asking for too much and it was written in the English common law that he did not have to welcome blacks into his home (Powledge, F.). Martin Luther King was fighting for blacks and whites to get along, and to all be treated equally. No matter what color you was everyone should be treated with respect from one another. Within this article each student gave their opinion of what the other student said, it was all racial statements made by whites not wanting to accept blacks as their equal. Public opinions were only for the whites, if a black person voiced his or her opinion they were wrong.
Martin Luther King and Malcolm X basically agreed upon the same rights, but Malcolm X had his own way of getting his point across. Martin Luther King was more the non-violent type and Malcolm X was just the opposite. Los Angeles Times stated in an article, “I go on in the faith that in Alabama… a state that allowed its governor to utter things that created the atmosphere that killed innocent children, things will change,” King said, this statement was written in December 1963. Martin Luther...