Summary Eagle Pass High School - HISTORY APUSHCivil RIGHTS MOVEMENT DBQ
AP U.S. History “The Civil Rights Movement DBQ Essay” Prompt: Analyze the changes that occurred during the 1960s in the goals, strategies, and support of the movement for African American civil rights. Before the 1960’s, African American civil rights were severely encroached upon. All aspects of American life, from hospitals to schools to water fountains, were segregated,. Literacy tests, poll taxes, the grandfather clause, and pure intimidation kept African Americans out of the polls. The 1960s, the peak years of the civil rights movement, showed changes in the goals of the civil rights movement, evolving from desegregation to voting rights to equal economic opportunity; the accompanying strategies shifted accordingly with the goals, litigation being more popular during the first goal; and the civil rights movement gained support from whites, including some prominent leaders, but lost some black support, as it progressed. The 1960s were a turbulent time for the United States of America. The U.S. was at a crossroads on race relations that would ultimately see the country live up to the ideals espoused in the Declaration of Independence. Throughout this decade, the Ci
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