Stokely Carmichael: An Influential African American During the Civil Rights Movement

<Tab/>The civil rights movement was a time period that lasted from the mid 50's through the late 60's. A time period whose affects were far bigger than that particular decade. The civil rights era was a time when African Americans wanted the same rights that the United States Constitution promised white males. An era that Martin Luther King Jr. had a " dream" and people wanted to fight for peace. It …

…however African Americans tried to reach their goal, their unity during a time that discrimination, and racism ran the country accomplished a tremendous amount of goals. Many acts were passed to help prevent discrimination, but more importantly the perception of African Americans was changed for a lot of Americans. Although the civil rights movement advanced African Americans in ways undefinable there are still many obstacles that African Americans still have to try and overcome today.