Economic Boycotts In The Civil Rights Movement

While fighting for their rights of equality and humanity during the Civil Rights Movement, African Americans, and other non-black activists who helped them, noticed a few things that would aid in their fight. Non-violent demonstrations were the most effective way to protest; litigation, when it would happen, was slowly but surely aiding them, rather than oppressing them as it had with Jim Crow laws; media attention brought support to the movement, and economic boycotts would show that the African American dollar was worth something to businesses as well. Through examination of the Albany Campaign, Project “C”, and the March on Washington, the reader will gain of an understanding of how those methods mentioned above (with the exception of economic boycotts because they were not utilized in the three campaigns mentioned in this text, but were utilized by activists of other campaigns/projects mentioned for this Civil Rights Seminar) were executed to secure political and social equality for African Americans.
The Albany Campaign (as part of the Albany Movement led by Dr. William G. Anderson), was, as mentioned in Adam Fairclough’s text “First Battle: the Albany Campaign,” “born at a meeting on November 17, 1961”, when SNCC (Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee) workers Charles Sharrod …show more content…
The day would end with King delivering his famous “I Have a Dream” speech. Despite internal conflicts, that would be covered up Rustin with improvised music according to Branch (878-79), the march was a success. It showed the nation that the African American community was committed to ending the racial inequalities across the nation, and that the movement was support by non-blacks as well. Change was coming thanks to this march and other demonstrations done for the Civil Rights