Have you ever heard about the men who shaped our nation to have equal rights for all ? Well let me tell you about them. The Civil Rights movement, which was led by many brave americans, started in 1954 and ended in 1968. In 1964 any segregation in public places was outlawed. Also in 1965 all Native Americans were given the right to vote. Finally in 1968 discrimination in housing, as well as business was surprisingly banned, because of this and other reasons the Civil Rights movement ended. Now i’m going to talk about three men that led the charge into a new age of racial equality, JFK, John Lewis, and AA Philip Randolph. The first person I want to talk about is JFK, who was the president during some of these amazing events. During one of MLK’s speeches against segregation he was arrested. JFK sucuredhis release from prison, because of this, as well as other things he secured 70% of the black votes. When JFK became president he appointed many Native Americans into high power positions, which would’ve been unthinkable only ten years prior. Jenedy Also praised interracial cities and looked down upon discrimination in others.
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John Lewis was one of the big six leaders in the Civil Rights movement. When he was a college student he organized sit-ins at segregated counters in protest against segregation. Surprisingly, because of this he was thrown in jail. Because John Lewis was also the chairman of the student nonviolent coordination committee he was the youngest speaker at the march on washington. Although he used peaceful methods he was sometimes attacked in violent ways. Suddenly when he was marching from Selma to Montgomery to raise attention for blacks not being able to vote in the south, he was attacked by state troopers and was severely beaten, as well as suffering a fractured skull. John Lewis, who used his mind and sacrificed his flesh, to help gain equality for all , he is a real life
John Lewis was one of the big six leaders in the Civil Rights movement. When he was a college student he organized sit-ins at segregated counters in protest against segregation. Surprisingly, because of this he was thrown in jail. Because John Lewis was also the chairman of the student nonviolent coordination committee he was the youngest speaker at the march on washington. Although he used peaceful methods he was sometimes attacked in violent ways. Suddenly when he was marching from Selma to Montgomery to raise attention for blacks not being able to vote in the south, he was attacked by state troopers and was severely beaten, as well as suffering a fractured skull. John Lewis, who used his mind and sacrificed his flesh, to help gain equality for all , he is a real life