Desegregation is defined by the Oxford English Dictionary as the “abolishment of racial segregation in schools and other institutions”. The fight to desegregate America was a long drawn out batter, and all efforts towards desegregation were consistently meet with opposition. Whites at the time had several motives for not wanting to desegregate. Then, once desegregation was to be legally enforced it was met with resistance from Whites, as well as reluctance from some African Americans.
To white people, most notably whites in the south, segregation was a mindset as well as a way of life. For this reason many were opposed to desegregation. They strictly followed Jim Crow laws that enforced as well as encouraged racial segregation. Jim Crow laws date back to 1877. These laws promoted the idea of “separate but equal”, which was a major argument for Whites that were against desegregation (White Only: Jim Crow in America - …show more content…
This was proved to be untrue during the civil rights movement of the 1950’s/60’s when African Americans became increasingly vocal about their extreme displeasure with segregation (White Southerners' Reactions to the Civil Rights Movement | Department of State). They began to organize a series of grassroots groups that fought for the desegregation of public facilities across America. There were also several major organizations that aided in the efforts to end segregation such as SCLS, the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, and SNCC, the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. The SCLC’s primary function was for southern pastors and religiously affiliated people to coordinate segregation tactics across the south, while SNCC was composed of mostly young college students and focused on rallying young African Americans to help fight against segregation through peaceful protest and less peaceful demonstrations such as
To white people, most notably whites in the south, segregation was a mindset as well as a way of life. For this reason many were opposed to desegregation. They strictly followed Jim Crow laws that enforced as well as encouraged racial segregation. Jim Crow laws date back to 1877. These laws promoted the idea of “separate but equal”, which was a major argument for Whites that were against desegregation (White Only: Jim Crow in America - …show more content…
This was proved to be untrue during the civil rights movement of the 1950’s/60’s when African Americans became increasingly vocal about their extreme displeasure with segregation (White Southerners' Reactions to the Civil Rights Movement | Department of State). They began to organize a series of grassroots groups that fought for the desegregation of public facilities across America. There were also several major organizations that aided in the efforts to end segregation such as SCLS, the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, and SNCC, the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. The SCLC’s primary function was for southern pastors and religiously affiliated people to coordinate segregation tactics across the south, while SNCC was composed of mostly young college students and focused on rallying young African Americans to help fight against segregation through peaceful protest and less peaceful demonstrations such as