What was necessary about the Civil Rights Movement?

The primary reason the Civil Rights movement was necessary is because Reconstruction was a failure. read more

Many important events involving discrimination against African Americans proceeded the era known as the Civil Rights Movement. The importation and enslavement of Africans marked the beginning of the black experience in America. In 1808, there was a ban on the import of slaves. The prohibition was in vein because the trade continued. read more

The primary reason the Civil Rights movement was necessary is because Reconstruction was a failure. Although the 14th Amendment guaranteed African Americans Equal Protection of the Law, and the 15th Amendment guaranteed them the right to vote; Southern States devised a number of methods to prevent the exercise of these rights. read more

The civil rights movement was an empowering yet precarious time for blacks in America. The efforts of civil rights activists and countless protestors of all races brought about legislation to end segregation, black voter suppression and discriminatory employment and housing practices. read more