The twentieth century saw the civil rights movement emerge as a response to unfulfilled promises and also the experience faced by black soldiers during the second world war. The African Americans fought in a separated military while being told about liberty, justice and equality. After the fighting ended ,the African American veterans returned home determined to fight for the rights of full citizenship. The civil rights formed by the veterans came up with different strategies which included legal action,non violent civil disobedience and black power
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People initiated law suits in the supreme court challenging the segregation of black in the society. The rulng held that the separate facilities were inherently inequal and therefore declared segregation in public education to be unconstitutional.
The authorities in the south refused to implement the court orders to desegregate and now civil rights groups turned to non violent civil disobedience, Martin Luther King JR emerged as the leader of this movement. This was the first such direct mass action of contemporary civil rights movement and provided further efforts of activists across the country
Malcolm X spearheaded the formation of blackpower movement who advocated for the blacks to be self relient ,maintain cultural pride and have self defense in the face of racial violence
Khan Academy. (n.d.). The civil rights movement: An introduction (article). https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/us-history/postwarera/civil-rights-movement/a/introduction-to-the-civil-rights-movement