Civil Rights Movement Research Paper

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In Dr. King’s view, “Hatred paralyzes life; love releases it. Hatred confuses life; love harmonizes it. Hatred darkens life; love illuminates it” (King 1963). Growing up in Valdosta, GA, Deborah (better known as Debbie) only knew of love. Recalling memories of picking fruit off trees, playing in the fields and living with her entire family, Debbie tells of a happy life in the late 50s. During this time, the Civil Rights Movement began, the marches, protest and brutality started in 1954. Being so young, Debbie didn’t experience much. However, in the early 60s, Debbie and her family moved to Newark, NJ, still in the middle of it all, Debbie and her family safely transitioned. Being a teenager at the time, The Civil Rights Movement ended in 1968, and Debbie was experiencing the aftermath of the fight for equality. Debbie recalls the feelings of hatred and bitterness, experiencing racism for the first time, and the Newark riots. …show more content…

It was hard to understand as a young black girl, the killings and no one [whites] being prosecuted for the crimes. Debbie states she remembers the lynchings and the killings of the 4 girls in Birmingham, Alabama. Many events took place that created this anguish and resentment among blacks. The aftermath of the Civil Rights Movement was a very delicate time. The demise of segregation, and the formation the Voting Rights of 1965, took many by surprise. However, Blacks were rising up and coming together to create a better place for themselves and their

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