Civil Rights

Philip Kim American History
Mr. Namm 5/27/03

Thematic Essay: Civil Rights

Africans Americans are only one out of the many racial groups in America that faced

rejection and discrimination. As time gradually progresses through the age of slavery and into a

new modern era of rights and freedom, African Americans have fought to achieve their own

equal rights in the midst of racism and conflict. An example of a right that was denied to them by

society and the government was the denial of segregation. They wanted to have the right to attend

equal facilities, schools, and many other needs. Through peaceful and violent protest,

perserverance, amd effective leadership, African American individuals and groups fought every

way they could to gain these rights.

Throughout American history and recently in the 20th century, blacks were segregated

from the whites and were denied equal facilities. They took a numerous amount of actions an...