Discussion The Struggle for Civil Rights Throughout the 1950s.docx
1. Discussion #10: The Struggle for Civil Rights Throughout the 1950s
Discussion #10: The Struggle for Civil RightsThroughout the 1950s African Americans in
northern cities grew increasingly active in opposing discrimination and in protesting white
resistance to black progress in housing, education, and employment. Martin Luther King
and others embarked on a campaign of nonviolent resistance and demonstrations, which
spread to the south. Some of the leadership in the Deep South responded with brutal force,
taking a militant stand against change, and in defiance of federal legislation to grant African
Americans their civil rights. In order to prepare for this: Review and identify the relevant
sections of Chapter 29 that support your discussion. Read the link DEBATING THE
PAST: The Civil Rights Movementattached belowAfter you have completed your readings
post your response to only one of the following questions:Identify and list some of the
factors that contributed to the success of the Civil Rights movement. Choose one, and
discuss its significance to the movement, and explain why you made this particular
choice.“Ironically, the reaction of many southern whites to the civil rights activities may
have actually served to help the blacks’ cause.” Agree or Disagree with this statement. Make
sure that you provide evidence to support your argument
