In the 1960s, students were drawn to meetings, violence, marches, and in certain cases imprisonments, due to the civil rights movement. A few were wide-eyed idealists working for a cause and ignored the consequences. Others got to understand that they are making history and didn’t have an idea about the outcome.
In April 1960, the Southwide Student Leadership Conference was held. More than 56 colleges had participants that were linked to the ‘sit-in movement’. The student activists were spread out in more than 12 states and had linked with students from more than 19 northern universities and colleges. There had been more than 300 pupils at the conference.
People in such times made history by exposing years of institutional segregation, oppression of rights for Black Americans, and supremacy, stirring the nation into action. The young people who had been involved in the events of the civil rights movement played a pivotal role in the early part of the movement. And many of them were students.
Civil disobedience is the only chance to improve the political situation in the country. Everyone must defend their point of view to the end. You can express your thoughts in school essays on civil disobedience. This way you will even find like-minded people. It is worth noting that many non-violent protests have already changed the political situation in various countries for the better.
One of the primary achievements of the student civil rights movement was the Civil Rights Act, which led to greater economic and social mobility for African-America across the country. It also helped in banning racial discrimination, offering better access to resources for religious minorities’ women, low-income families, and African-Americans.
The Act led the way for subsequent rights legislation for Black Americans and the other minorities. This included discrimination in terms of voting and protection of rights for people renting or paying for housing. The teacher, as well as the pupils, takes great interest in learning this lesson.
It was recognized that the denial of political power to African Americans in the South would continue perpetuating the system of inequality and oppression. By 1963, the slogan ‘One Man One Vote’ has been the cornerstone of the uproar
Many activists were in elementary school when they joined the cause. Freeman Hrabowski had been just 12 years old when had been inspired to be a part of 1963’s Birmingham Children’s Crusade. He was told by Dr. King that what he does today is going to have an effect on the children who haven’t yet taken birth.
Even though she was a child, Clara Luper had attended several meetings of the NAACP Youth Council as her mother had been the leader of the group. She was only 8 years old at that time.
Many college pupils postponed or sacrificed their formal education but they had been picking up the practical skills which would help in shaping their career. Michael Thelwell talks of a time when being a student activist with the non-violent action group.
The civil rights movement is a defining movement in the history of America. During this time, the people of America have fought to make the ideals of equality and justice embedded in the founding reports. When pupils get to know about this cause, they understand what it means to be an active citizen of America. Also, they learn to recognize justice. Students learn the transformative role thousands of students and adults played for a collective transformation. They see that it is possible for people to come together and stand against oppressors and oppression.
The movement when is given time in the classroom tends to get reduced to a lesson about a few heroic figures. However, a student should know that it is much bigger in the notable figures. There are millions of people who gathered the courage to be a part of the cause. Students should realize that the dream has not yet been achieved. As long as race is still a barrier to opportunity and access and as long as being poor is commonplace for black people, the dream is yet to be achieved.
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