A Troubled Time
From 1955 to 1965 there was a war right in the middle of
America. No, it wasn’t a war like World
War II or the Revolutionary War. It was
a war for the heart and soul of this country to determine once and for all if
America was really going to be a land of equal opportunity for all. It is a war that eventually took on the name
of “The Civil Rights Movement.”
We must make no mistake, this was not just a shouting
match. Some of the events that we even
remember today became quite brutal and deadly.
Those who fought in this war on both sides were deadly serious about the
causes they represented and willing to fight and even die to see their cause
succeed. The war waged for years and
steady progress was made but not without tremendous sacrifice by the leaders of
the movement who were committed to a giving a new meaning to the phrase “set my
people free.”
This tremendous struggle for freedom was never easy and was
often marked with violence. Over the
next ten years some of the most important milestone in black history took place
including…
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1957 – President Eisenhower had to send federal
troops to Arkansas to secure admission to Central High School by nine black
students.
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1960 – The sit-in at Woolworths lunch counter in
Greensboro North Carolina set the stage for nonviolent protest that was used
with great success for the rest of the struggle. Nonviolent protest and civil disobedience
became a staple of the civil rights movement because of the influence of Martin
Luther King.
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1963 – The historic March on Washington in which
over 200,000 people gathered to hear Dr. Kings famous “I Have a Dream” speech.
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1964 – President Lyndon Johnson signed the bill
that was the most significant event of his presidency and one he believed
deeply in, the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
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1965 – The assignation of Malcolm X and the
Watts race rights.
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1965 – President Johnson takes another bold step
to accelerate the civil rights movement implementing Affirmative Action when he
issues Executive Order 11246.
This short list is just a few of the highlights of this
troubled time in which the rights of all citizens of American, black and white
and of all colors were being redefined both on the streets, in the courts and
in the different branches of government.
In the years to come there would be great steps forward. One by one, every area of American life would
see breakthroughs by African Americans in the areas of sports, entertainment,
education and politics. There were many
proud moments and there were moments of tremendous shame and heinous acts committed
by both white and black people. But
through all that struggle, the society continued to grow and adapt to the will
of the people as has always been the tradition in American culture.
The struggle is far from over. Discrimination and hate speech continue to be
a problem to this day. And while it is
easy to reflect on those days of struggle with regret, we can also look at them
with pride. We can be proud of the great
leaders who demonstrated tremendous courage and wisdom to lead this nation to a
better way of life. And we can be proud
of America because it is here where such a struggle can result in equality and
freedom for all citizens, not just a few.
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