African Americans

Changes, in fact, did occur during the 1960s in the goals, strategies, and support of the movement for the African American civil rights. The goals of most African Americans went from voting rights to employment and housing discrimination. Their peaceful sit-ins and freedom rides were followed by violent race riots and violence in desegregating the education system. The support of the movement for the African American civil rights changed from taking dominance in the South to national awareness; also, whites who had supported the African Americans turned their backs on them after the violent race riots in the cities. In the summer of 1964, the goal of African Americans turned to having the right to vote. In March of 1965, Martin Luther King helped organize a demonstration in Selma, Alabama to demand the right of blacks to register to vote. As riots occurred because of this demonstration, Lyndon Johnson proposed and won the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1965, also known as the Voting Rights Act. This provided federal protection to blacks attempting to exercise their right to

For example, the CORE, Congress of Racial Equality, composed of both whites and blacks, who had both fought for racial equality. Along with these key supporters, there were other white people who followed this movement in support. Their support changed after the race riots, which resulted in many whites turning their backs on the black society members. These race riots triggered the anger of the African American society. (Document F) Supporters of the movement of African American civil rights including both John F. The Chicago campaign, as it was called, only evoked violence from white residents of the cities; little was done for housing discrimination among African Americans. Their goals changed from voting to economic issues. " They tried to force the desegregation of bus stations. In 1965, Lyndon Johnson supported the concept of "affirmative action. Blacks were fed up with the economy and housing. (Document G) The focus of the movement now turned to economic issues. African American leaders believed that employees should not only abandon negative measures to deny jobs to blacks; they should adopt positive measures to recruit minorities.