PROTESTS ACTIVISM AND CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE 1954 1973
THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT DURING THE 1950S
|
Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
|
|
|
Getting more money for America’s black population
|
|
|
Convincing everyone to live in peace and tranquility
|
|
|
Celebrating the anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation
|
|
|
Ending segregation and racial injustice in America
|
Detailed explanation-1: -Martin Luther King ‘s speech was intended to bring awareness of the problem of inequality and to give Americans hope and faith that one day everyone, black and white, would be equal.
Detailed explanation-2: -Martin Luther King Jr.’s “Dream” speech was a call for equality. It identified the faults of America and what measures were needed to make it a better place. A central theme throughout the speech was the importance of everyone being treated equally.
Detailed explanation-3: -King sought equality and human rights for African Americans, the economically disadvantaged and all victims of injustice through peaceful protest.
Detailed explanation-4: -He organized and led marches for Blacks’ right to vote, desegregation, labor rights, and other basic civil rights. (How the U.S. Voting Rights Act was won-and why it’s under fire today.) On August 28, 1963, The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom became the pinnacle of King’s national and international influence.
Detailed explanation-5: -King believed that the age-old tradition of hating one’s opponents was not only immoral, but bad strategy which perpetuated the cycle of revenge and retaliation. Only nonviolence, he believed, had the power to break the cycle of retributive violence and create lasting peace through reconciliation.