A Look Back In Time

What can I say about the American Civil Rights movement Actions for equality, freedom, and civil improvement Black slavery in America for over two centuries Fugitive slaves and their conductors could face penitentiaries The South and North were split into political factions The election of President Lincoln had good and bad reactions Issues of his election, Southern rights, tariffs, slavery, and federalism created a war The fourteenth amendment opened the door To a continuing struggle for equal treatment in the south African Americans had to deal with Jim Crow Laws despite the complaints out of their mouths Advocates protested against racial segregation The Ku Klux Klan rose rapidly through the nation Brown versus Board of Education was a great success Still more social issues had to be addressed Rosa Parks wanted freedom in public transportation Martin Luther King Jr. delivered many orations He organized protests that obeyed the law When he was assassinated the fight for civil rights did not withdraw This fight would soon turn from a dream to a reality Malcolm X knew of this dreams practicality He helped expose discriminatory practices, ended white prejudice, and violence against blacks