Civil Rights Evolution

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The civil rights era was a tempestuous time in the Nation’s history. After the abolition of slavery there were systemically implemented “Jim Crow laws” that infringed on much of the lives of African Americans who often had to combat severe racism and segregation in a country that was founded on principles of equity and justice for all. Liberty and justice two central themes and narratives in the constitution were a major impetus for the civil rights era. The civil right’s movement like America was not stationary and also experiences an evolutionary aspect from its inception to what it is widely identified as today. An examination of the originations of the civil rights movement, it’s evolution, key influences and major strategies used …show more content…
The Civil Rights Movement was the time period that led to the creation of several major parts of federal legislation. The Civil Rights Act of 1964” . The passage of the 13th Amendment that occurred in 1865 outlawed the practice of slavery and the 14th Amendment ensured that African Americans were afforded citizenship. Subsequent Amendments like the 15th Amendment would later ensure and endow black men with the right to vote. It was this social change that was reluctantly met and that was resisted which led to social unrest in the form of the Klu Klux Klan and other groups and actions that ultimately tried to impede social progress that was made. After the election of 1876 and Reconstruction. Southern whites were able to reclaim the south This is what lead to very malignant laws that were implemented to recast and to take away the social progress made The civil rights movement has evolved over time and has come a long way to include issues that champion the rights of women, the differently abled and the lbgt community. This evolution has taken on marked and significant progression that has helped to champion the rights of those who have been oppressed and significantly disenfranchised because of discriminatory practices by the mainstream and general society. From its inception the primary reason for the civil rights movement was to champion the rights of African Americans. Some of the discriminatory practices that were taken on initially by the civil rights movements were to end discriminatory practices of Jim Crow that