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The situation of the blacks from the 50s until todayIn 1954, when the decision was made that the segregation at schools had to be stopped, there were different voices and opinions all over the country. One of them belonged to Reverend Martin Luther King jr., a young theologian who became the leader of the Civil Rights Movement some years later. That was a group of people who fought for desegregation and equal rights for blacks without violence. In 1955 a woman called Rosa Parks refused to stand up in a bus for a white man. That caused the beginning of Martin Luther King´s bus boycott in Montgomery that lasted more than a year. After starting demonstrating against segregation in buses on 5th of December he got arrested, his house was bombed but he had success.1956 the Supreme Court made laws against the discrimination in public transport. That was a clear victory for the Civil Rights Movement and so he became a respected leader. There were conflicts between blacks and people who fought for the "white way of life" and there always were fights and violence.Another voice for equality belonged to John F. Kennedy. He dammned the segregation and supported the integration e.g. at schools.In October 1962 the University of Mississ
In the same year Martin Luther King started his peaceful protests. There was another man who fought for the rights of the blacks, Malcolm X. : Clash between police and colored people - 34 dead persons1965 Malcom X died 1966/67 fights went on1968 Martin Luther King died1979 53 % of the blacks live in the South of the USA, 80 % of these in Ghettos1983 new public holiday - Martin Luther King Day (3rd Monday of January)1990 beginning of "digital segregation"1992 Los Angeles "exploded" - today segregation still goes on - also in people´s mindsQuellen:- USA-Lexikon, Grundlagen der Anglistik und Amerikanistik, Rudiger B. He was a strong advocate and often linked with the black panther party, an organisation that believed everything is legal if it is for racial equality. It is a study about the use of the world wide web. Daily they were reminded of the shame of segregation. started peaceful protests march to Washington, famous speech " I have a dream . That was another victory for the blacks. One event was the march of 200 000 people who were led by him to Washington where he made his famous speech: "I have a dream . In 1910 91 % of the blacks lived in the South of the USA, in 1979 there lived only 53 % and 80 % of them lived in urban ghettos. Kennedy dies1964 Martin Luther King won Nobel Peace Prize1965 L.
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