Malcolm X And Angela Davis's Views Of The Civil Rights Movement

The Civil Rights Era (1940-1980) was the rise of Black Nationalism and Black Power. Many risked their life and lost their life in the name of freedom and equality. African Americans got tired of accommodation to whites and longsuffering of being second class citizens, they started their own movement to separate themselves from White America, to get their own life, to live like everyone of white American was living, free with value. Several black leaders of the time voice their thwarting with White America through protest. John Lewis and Malcolm X and Angela Davis were some of leaders who speak their mind and their belief toward the segregation that was happening, whether is promoting violence or not.
John Lewis’ “The Revolution Is at Hand” was wrote to be delivered at the Lincoln Memorial on August 28, 1963. Lewis was chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) from 1963 until 1966 where he helped bring together the March on Washington. His speech at the event show how his frustrations of being a second class citizen and what lead to it. He believe that if African Americans want their freedom they will have to take it, because the government will not hand it over to them …show more content…
They didn’t to give their seat in the public bus to a white woman, man, or child. They didn’t want separate bathrooms and water fountains. They wanted to be able to eat in a restaurant and sit wherever and be served just like any other person. John Lewis’ “The Revolution Is at Hand” and Malcolm X’s “The Black Revolution” explain the frustration of not been treated equally. Angela Davis’ “I am a Revolutionary Black Woman” explained how hard it was for a woman especially a black woman but that didn’t stop her from giving up on her belief. They all wanted to free the black, they wanted to be treated equally and be truly free without