Class 801

Dana Babayev
African Americans have been a part of our history since the beginning of the
Unites States. They have arrived as slaves and continued to fight for their rights.
The blacks soon started to actively fight for their rights. That was the era of famous
speakers such as Martin Luther King Jr., and Malcolm X, and many more. Since the
1950s African Americans have been denied equal rights and individual groups
and/or the government have dealt with these inequalities.
MANY TIMES, African Americans have been denied equal rights and many
times, the government has dealt with them. For example, Document 1b, a primary
document talks about how the Brown vs. Board education decided to desegregate
all-white schools. The reason why was because we [the supreme court] concluded
that, in the field of public education, the doctrine of separate but equal has no
place. Separate education at facilities are inherently [by nature] unequal
(Document 1b). This was the beginning of The Little Rock Nine. Nine black students
who were allowed to attend Central High School, which was an all-white school. The
nine Little Rock students entered the school with soldiers standing by their side.
One Little Rock student Elizabeth Eckford, had a hard time entering the school due
to the angry mob of whites. However, she did play a huge role in Little Rock history.
1b like 1a supports the fact that education was an inequality African-Americans
faced. It leads to Document 1b, because it talks about what the Brown vs. Board of
Education does to provide equality in education. Document 7, shows how African
Americans almost achieving their goals in racial equality while the economic
equality still has a long way to go.
The African-Americans try to get their rights in many ways. For example,
Document #2, has a photograph that shows Rosa Parks being fingerprinted at the
police headquarters. She is well-known for not giving up her seat to a white man.

Class 801
Dana Babayev
Rosa Parks was one of the first African Americans to stand up for her rights. From
that moment on, many African Americans were boycotting. This also led to the
famous Montgomery Bus Boycott. Like Document #2, Document #3 talks about
another peaceful protest called the sit in. The sit-in originated in Greensboro, North
Carolina, and the basic plan was that a group of students would go to a lunch
counter and ask to be served. If they were, they would move on to the next lunch
counter. However, if they werent served, they would wait and sit until they were
served. Many students were inspired by King and his ways of peaceful protesting.
Voting was another right that was trying to be achieved. Before the Voting
Rights Act of 1965, only a small population of African Americans voted. However
when the Act was established, the voting numbers increased. African Americans
also did peaceful protests like the one in Document #4. The messages included,
End segregated rules in public schools, We March For Jobs For All Now! and We
Demand Voting Rights Now. The protests helped the African Americans steadily
gain their rights.
African Americans have been a part of history since the beginning of our
countrys history. The blacks have been trying to gain their rights. With the help of
the protests, their voices were heard. The African Americans were determined to be
equal and have gone on a long and successful road in our history.