Question

1. When and where did the modern Civil Rights movement get started? What was the Rosa Parks incident, and what was the outcome? What role did Dr. Martin Luther King play? What was the Civil Rights Act of 1964?

2. When and where did Africans first arrive in today’s America? What was the status of Africans in the first about 4 decades of their arrivals? Were they permanent slaves?

3. How do African Americans experience discrimination in the criminal justice and healthcare institutions?

Answer 1

Answer 1)

When and Where :

The civil rights movement was an organized effort by black Americans to end racial discrimination and gain equal rights under the law. It began in the late 1940s and ended in the late 1960s.(1954 to 1968) This movement began at Montgomery, Alabama.

Rosa Parks Incident :

The modern civil rights movement began when Rosa Parks, an African-American woman, was arrested for refusing to move to the back of the bus in Montgomery, Alabama.A new minister in town, Martin Luther King, Jr., organized a bus boycott by the community, which eventually led to the desegregation of the bus line and launched protests across the South.

Role of Martin Luther King Jr. :

As the unquestioned leader of the peaceful Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s, DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. was at the same time one of the most beloved and one of the most hated men of his time. From his involvement in the Montgomery bus boycott in 1955 until his untimely death in 1968, King's message of change through peaceful means added to the movement's numbers and gave it its moral strength. The legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. is embodied in these two simple words: equality and nonviolence.

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 :

It is a landmark civil rights and labor law in the United States that outlaws discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, and later sexual orientation.It prohibits unequal application of voter registration requirements, racial segregation in schools and public accommodations, and employment discrimination.