Wiki History!

Welcome back to robinlofton.com where we are remembering history and we’re making history. Today we’re also studying history.    We’re continuing our examination into the modern Civil Rights movement in the United States.  In Part I, we looked at the early movement beginning around the turn of the century and some of the iconic people who set the stage for the modern movement.  We looked at the transition of the movement into an organized and concerted effort toward ensuring equality and equal rights for African Americans. This was, by no means, a chance occurrence.  Leaders in the African American community, particularly the churches, had been patiently awaiting the right moment, person, and opportunity to make a strong statement and begin the modern movement. On December 1, 1955, when Rosa Parks was arrested for refusing to get up her seat on a segregated bus, the movement was begun.  The modern movement was marked by organized marches, protests, sit-ins, freedom rides and other acts of civil disobedience.