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Throughout the 1960’s there were many changes that occurred in the goals, strategies, and support of the movement for African American civil rights. Leaders such as Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., political figures, and many others set the stage for unprecedented social change for African Americans. Throughout the 1960’s the goals of African Americans switched from equality to racial separatism. In the early sixties a nationally recognized man by the name of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., led nonviolent protests against segregation. His popularity increased when in 1963, he and his followers were locked up in a Birmingham, Alabama, jail. Authorities reportedly arrested them for participating in an illegal march. Many Americans, both white and black, felt that King had been jailed unjustly. From King’s jail cell he wrote a famous essay titled, “Letter From a Birmingham Jail.” In this letter King lectured on how African Americans need to stand up against segregation through nonviolent protests. King paralleled his leadership for racial equality to the Apostle Paul who spread the gospel “to the far corners of the Greco-Roman world”. Young blacks who adopted King’s views joined civil rights organizations such as the Student Nonviolent Coordination Committee (SNCC) and the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE). The SNCC statement of purpose of April 1960 directly comes from King’s ideals in that, “Nonviolence…seeks a social order of justice permeated by love.” On the other hand there were opposing views on the civil rights struggle of African Americans. Starting off the opposing view of equality stood the Black Muslim leader Elijah Muhammad who preached black nationalism, separatism, and self-improvement.
Approximate Word count = 1008
Approximate Pages = 4
(250 words per page double spaced)
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