The_Civil_Rights_Movement

The Civil Rights Movement Civil rights means that people have the right to be treated the same regardless of their race, gender and/or religion. These rights are laws in the United States and many other countries. Civil rights are guaranteed by law but took many years to achieve. For example even after the Civil War, African Americans were treated badly. They got the worst jobs and were paid poorly. Blacks and whites were segregated. They were kept separate in public places including at theaters, restrooms, schools and transportation. The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) was formed in 1909 to push for civil rights (Civil Rights). That is just one example of programs established to fight for civil rights. Other groups have also fought for their civil rights including women, immigrant groups (Irish, Chinese, Japanese), and religious groups (Civil Rights). Many events occurred during the Civil Right’s Movement. One of the most famous protests was the non-violent protest. Dr. Martin Luther King introduced the nonviolence philosophy into the civil rights movement. He adopted his philosophy from Indian activist Ghandi. King studied Gandi's approach and applied his beliefs in America's struggle for equal rights. King wanted to express how to rights, civil, movement, freedom, bus, riders, ride, blacks, birmingham, police, violence, segregation, kennedy, boycott, back, nonviolence, nashville, montgomery, whites, white, transportation, supreme, right, rides, public, people, one, made, laws, king, groups, group, even, during, buses, being