The Civil Rights Movement
The Civil Rights Movement | King’s Protest Campaigns Had a Limited Impact on Civil Rights
Denton L. Watson charges that Martin Luther King Jr. and his nonviolent direct action campaign played a limited role in the civil rights movement. In truth, the NAACP was the real vanguard of the movement. Watson uses the Montgomery bus boycott as a case in point: Although it publicized black demands, the boycott would not have been successful without the legal backing of the NAACP. Indeed, throughout the pivotal years of the civil rights movement, the NAACP created meaningful legislation and protected the constitutional rights of blacks, which, in turn, profoundly altered the social,...
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- Introduction
- How Did the Fight for Rights Begin?
- Segregation or Integration?
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What Were the Strategies of the Civil Rights Movement?
- Chapter 3 Preface
- Federal Legislation Will Strengthen Civil Rights
- Federal Civil Rights Legislation Is Inadequate
- Blacks Must Employ Nonviolent Resistance
- Nonviolent Resistance Is Not Enough
- Blacks Should Strive for Black Power
- Black Power Is Ineffective
- King’s Protest Campaigns Had a Limited Impact on Civil Rights
- King’s Protest Campaigns Bolstered Civil Rights
- Who Played the Most Important Role in the Civil Rights Movement?
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