AHII students are studying the Civil Rights Movement of the mid 1950 s and 1960 s. Most of the study has been from the perspective of the movement led by Martin Luther King, Jr. The marches, speeches, major events of the movement.
EXTRA CREDIT: Martin Luther King advocated a nonviolent resistance to Jim Crow laws and other forms of discrimination. What influenced him to take this strategy and why was it successful?
EXTRA CREDIT (2): What event do you feel was the most significant of the movement and why?
What influenced Martin Luther King to have a nonviolent strategy when it came to protesting, was his moral character. King didn’t believe in acting violent against the police and citizens when they were protesting. King believed that violence brings about momentary results. A nonviolent protest would eventually lead to permanent peace. King also wanted to represent the black folk in a positive manner. He didn’t want to ruin their reputation by fighting with everyone, he wanted show people that they are peaceful human beings who want to solve their problems in a mature manner. Martin Luther King didn’t feel like he was fighting against a certain person, but against the bigger problem of segregation. His strategy was successful because it showed the nation that the black people were there to fight their problems, and not cause more. They proved that they can act like civil human beings that deserve to be equal to everyone else.
ReplyDelete1. Martin Luther King advocated a nonviolent resistance to discrimination mainly because he felt it was the right thing to do. Martin Luther King was a baptist minister and he knew that when Jesus talked to people he did it will peace. Martin Luther King advocated a nonviolent resistance to discrimination also because he felt it was the only way to end discrimination. This strategy was successful because people saw how peaceful they were and how violent the officials were. It made people see that segregation was bad and that the people in this group were just trying to make a difference.
ReplyDelete2. The event that was the most significant was when Rosa Parks refused to get out of her seat for a white man. This event is significant because this is one of the first events that started the Civil Rights Movement.
The most significant event of the civil rights movement was the march on Washington. The March on Washington was when Americans decided to march to Washington during the time when the civil rights act was being discussed in congress. More than 200,000 Americans attended to listen to all of the civil rights activists. This event shed light on the political and social challenges the African Americans faced during this time. I think this was the most significant event because it resulted in important laws like the Civil Rights Act of 1964. This was important to the black community because the Civil Rights Act of 1964 banned discrimination within public places, and allowed the government to interject with segregated schools. The March on Washington was also when Martin Luther King Jr. gave his “I Have A Dream” speech, which is still famous to this day. The March on Washington was a very significant event during the Civil Rights movement.
ReplyDeleteMartin Luther King was a huge influence on all of the civil rights act. He was the leader of some of the most important boycotts and resistances to the Jim Crow laws and other forms of discrimination. When he did resist them he insisted that they keep all of their protests nonviolent. The reason that he always kept all of his protests nonviolent was because he knew that it would not be helpful to them to try and win with violence. All that being violent would do it just make people hate them even more. Martin Luther King also liked to follow his religious beliefs and that came largely into play because some of his religious background spoke against violence. Being violent would just make them think of them as animals and less human. It was successful because they were put on display as innocent people just asking for some equal rights and people saw how white people were directly treating them terribly. Many people, both black and white, saw how horribly the protesters were being treated even though they posed no threat to harm anyone. Seeing the way that they were treated made a lot of people angry and made a lot of people switch over to support the black community.
ReplyDelete-Jaimie Soderling
If I had to choose one event of the civil rights movement to be the most significant I would probably have to chose the March on Washington. This was a political rally in Washington DC that was set up by many civil rights leaders and organizations in 1963 that brought in hundreds of thousands of people. This was the largest demonstration ever to be seen at the nation’s capital. This event was suppose to help show the struggles that african americans were facing in our country. This was significant because of the number of people that it brought in. It was also important because it was not only black people that were protesting. All kinds of people were marching that day, from black to white and from rich to poor. This march also lead to Martin Luther Kings “I have a dream” speech that became one of the most famous expressions of the civil rights movement and one of the most famous speeches in American history. There were many other people there who gave speeches and there were also a lot of musical performances. All of these of course kept the nonviolent mindset in play. There is no doubt that this march helped lead to the signing of the civil rights act shortly after.
ReplyDelete-Jaimie Soderling
1. Martin Luther King advocated a nonviolent resistance to Jim Crow laws and other forms of discrimination. The thing that influenced him to take this strategy what his belief in God and how it says in the Bible all men are created equal. He wanted everyone whether you are black or white to be equal. He wanted a world full of peace and nonviolence. He believed violence wasn't the answer. I think this was successful because in the end every black wanted peace and to be equal and they would do anything to make this happen. Whites finally saw the determination and gave them more and more rights.
ReplyDelete2. In my opinion I think the most significant event that had happened in the movement would be the Rosa Parks event. Rosa Parks refused to move out of her spot on a bus for a white man. She was then arrested and placed into jail. This than started a chain reaction with every black person who road the bus. Every colored folks started walking to their locations and refused to ride the buses. This eventually got the government to change rules regarding busses. I chose this event because it was one of the events that started the whole civil rights movement and made a difference.
Martin Luther King advocated nonviolent resistance for many reasons. For starters he believed that their goal was not to humiliate or defeat the opponent, but rather to win their friendship and understanding. fighting back would have only make the people discriminating against the blacks more angry. It would have given them even more of a reason to discriminate against the blacks. By being nonviolent, many people saw the blacks continually getting beat on, but not fighting back. This brought forth sympathy towards the blacks. Martin Luther King also chose non violence because he believed that violence only brought forth momentary results. King believed nonviolence to be ‘‘a courageous confrontation of evil by the power of love’’. King was fascinated with the idea of refusing to cooperate with an evil system. His strategy of nonviolence was so successful because it made some people see badly the blacks were being treated even when they weren't fighting back. It helped the black people gain sympathy for many whites. It also showed people that they had no intentions of harm, or causing problems, and that all they really wanted was their freedom. -Whitney Williams
ReplyDeleteI feel that the most significant event to occur during the the civil rights movement wasn't something that was planned by the people in the civil rights movement but instead the assignation of MLKj, as with any person being killed who is the leader of a movement instead of crushing the movement it became a rallying point and ended up bringing many people who wouldn't have ever been involved into the fold.
ReplyDelete-Zach Sturdevant
He didn't want violence because then the white people would see them as animals and that would harm the cause. Also the government wouldn't have supported them which was very helpful. It was successful because instead of seeing the protesters as combatants they saw them as martyrs.
ReplyDeleteEXTRA CREDIT: Martin Luther King advocated a nonviolent resistance to Jim Crow laws and other forms of discrimination. What influenced him to take this strategy and why was it successful?
ReplyDeleteMartin Luther King Jr. was a person who believed that violence was not the answer. He knew what was happening in society, as everyone else knew. but he was different. His actions and feelings towards this was different. He still felt that same disgusted and trembling feeling as everyone else, but he didn't plug that feeling with violence. Instead of violence, he spoke of peace. This is just who Martin Luther King Jr. was. A man with great character who only wanted equality for everyone. Although the Jim Crow laws were not taken down until after his death, he is the reason they were removed. His idea of peace had become true because of his actions and how he dealt with this huge problem.
EXTRA CREDIT (2): What event do you feel was the most significant of the movement and why?
The event that I think was the most significant to me was when Martin Luther King Jr. was shot and killed. Throughout his time as the leader of the peace movement, he brought great ideas and all of these ideas were maybe even blown bigger when he was assassinated.