Research On Reasons For Violence Of African-american Civil Rights Movement In 1960s In America

In 1960 s, American Civil Rights Movement had obtained the most achievements. From initial fight against court to direct action of “non-violence” fight, the Movement had brought huge influence to American society and its social nature had changed to some extent. African-American’s pursuing for social equality was one of the distinct characteristics at that time. But undercurrent was still surged below the surface of progressing wave.Before the occurrence of violence, “non-violence” fight during the Movement had eased the situation to some extent at that time. But its achievements were very limited. The African-American were often violently suppressed by the White. Estrangement between the white and the African-American was increasingly severe. Judicial injustice led to imperfect law system and the white police’s unjust law enforcement; the living condition of the African-American was worrying; problems of their education, employment, income, housing and welfare were more and more serious; conflict between the White and the African-American became more and more intense due to bias reports of medias owns by the White and reverse discrimination toward affirmative action. Meanwhile, with the internal division within the Movement, violence thoughts represented by Malcolm X and Stokley Carmichael were occurred and formed. These thoughts gave rise to resonance among African-American youth and they believed that only by violence could they solve the equality problem for the African-American.Abovementioned reasons were interacted and caused the occurrence of violence which was the inevitable result of uneven development between the White and the African-American for a long time. Violence in the Movement made the central cities of America in a mess and also accelerated these cities decline. It reflected the universality and severity of American social problems.