In my opinion, I believe that the Montgomery Bus Boycott (MBB) was significant as it left a legacy like no other. However, when compared to other events in the fight for civil rights, I think it loses its significance and stands merely as a symbol of the movement. In this essay, I will be arguing that its role in the civil rights campaign was exaggerated drastically and it had no real impact on the majority of black Americans at the time. I think it was far too small scale to pave the way for the
movement’s roots began during the early 1900’s, but extreme efforts began during the 1950’s and the 1960’s. In the beginning of the 1950’s, there was a clear divide between our country due to the color of a person’s skin. In the southern states of America, racial inequality in education, economic opportunity, and the political and legal processes was most blatant. The African American population was influenced by this, and so the movement began. The Civil Rights Movement addressed three areas of complete
the segregated neighborhoods of Chicago. In every facet of life, the Youngers suffer from the debilitating effects of Jim Crow. The transformative debut of A Raisin in the Sun revealed the sickness of racism plaguing America during that time period. From the Montgomery Bus Boycotts to the March on Washington, all except for the most racist Americans left their chairs of complacency and began to act. In her play A Raisin in the Sun, Hansberry criticizes the status quo of oppression through the racist
references such as Lincoln’s famous Gettysburg Address. By doing this, King is improving the credibility of his own arguments by referring to the words of famous speakers, a very well thought out writing tactic. He begins his speech much like Lincoln did in his famous Gettysburg Address speech by saying “Five score years ago.” This allusion is quite poignant because King was giving this speech in front of the Lincoln memorial. He also said in his famous speech how each man is entitled to “Life, Liberty