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Going through the material this semester along with material I am covering in other classes, what I noticed in African American Writing is the strong will to tell the story. To tell the story of what African Americans in our country have been through in the past and continue to go through today. It's important for students not to be blind to some of our countries most important histories in order to be more fairly advised in the future on very similar issues.

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The Fair Housing Act became law on April 11, 1968, just days after King’s assassination. It prevented housing discrimination based on race, sex, national origin and religion. It was also the last legislation enacted during the civil rights era.

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This law guaranteed equal employment for all, limited the use of voter literacy tests and allowed federal authorities to ensure public facilities were integrated.

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On September 9, 1957, President Eisenhower signed the Civil Rights Act of 1957 into law, the first major civil rights legislation since Reconstruction. It allowed federal prosecution of anyone who tried to prevent someone from voting. It also created a commission to investigate voter fraud.

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“Jim Crow” was a derisive slang term for a black man. It came to mean any state law passed in the South that established different rules for blacks and whites. Jim Crow laws were based on the theory of white supremacy and were a reaction to Reconstruction.

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Martin Luther King Jr. was an activist, he participated in protest and gave speeches like this one.
This was the last speech he gave, he was assassinated the next day.

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Martin Luther King's Last Speech: "I've Been To The Mountaintop"

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"To be a negro in this country and to be relatively conscious is to be in a rage almost all of the time."

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"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere"

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"By Any Means Necessary"

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The civil rights movement was a struggle for social justice that took place mainly during the 1950s and 1960s for blacks to gain equal rights under the law in the United States. The Civil War had officially abolished slavery, but it didn’t end discrimination against blacks—they continued to endure the devastating effects of racism, especially in the South. By the mid-20th century, African Americans had had more than enough of prejudice and violence against them. They, along with many whites, mobilized and began an unprecedented fight for equality that spanned two decades.

(History Channel)