Dr. Martin Luther King Junior.

Dr Martin Luther King jr. was an African American clergyman, activist and prominent leader in the American civil rights movement. His main legacy was to secure progress on civil rights in the united states. Throughout the late 1950's Dr king was looked as a symbol of the civil rights movement. He led the 1955 Montgomery Bus Boycott and helped found the Southern Christian Leadership Conference in 1957, serving as its first president. Throughout the late 1950's and early sixties
King served as a symbol of the civil rights movement. Milliona of posters were made throughout the country with his sole face on it. This served as propaganda to the civil rights movement. Kings face also represented change, considering that was what the whole movement was about, as well as most of his speeches.

Bus Boycott.

This picture shows a bus with the destination saying "SEGREGATION." The bus stops for the black man but the man says "uh-uh i'm not going your way." This photo is useing the pathos appeal to try and get the emoyion accross. It is also trying to prove a point that the blacks weren't going to take it anymore. I t was time for them to stand up for what they know is right. This picture is showing that this man isnt going to fall in and ride the bus that he would rather walk then to be a part of this segergation.

Ku Klux Klan.

The Ku Klux Klan was and is an extremist right-wing secret society in the United States. The Ku Klux Klan was originally founded in the southern states after the civil war to oppose social change and black emancipation by violence and terrorism. Although disbanded twice, it reemerged in the 1950s and 1960s and continues at a local level. Members disguise themselves in white robes and hoods, and often use a burning cross as a symbol of their organization. This symbol was a symbol of fear and it was greatly looked at the symbol of racism and destruction. This clan tried to convince there audience and people by performing acts of violence.

Political Cartoon.

This illustration portrays a political cartoon that was based on what took place in 1956; the Montgomery bus boycott. This cartoon is very ironic because members of the Ku Klux Klan are gossiping about how they are loosing so much money do to the black people boycotting buses and stores. The last box of the illustration shows how they are beginning to get fearful and install fear in others by saying "what would happen if they wanted to share our lunch counters". Bsically, it shows the racism that continues within the clan, even though it has a negative impact on them. As you can see the white people will end up loosing more than anything, money wise.

"Daddy I Want to be Free"

In this picture is an african american man pushing his baby daughter around in a stroller. This picture was taken during the Montgomery Bus Boycott. This picture takes on a pathos appeal. The father made a sign saying "DADDY I WANT TO BE FREE" and put it on his daughter's stroller. The white cops are just looking at him as they drive by. This picture is showing that this man probably has to walk in the heat to where ever he goes just to show that he will not give up until there is change. The father is trying to touch the feeling and emotions of the people. Maybe they would have sympathy for him and his daughter. The persuasive appeal of pathos is an appeal to an audience's emotions. This method is used to try to sway the peoples minds. That is exactly what this man is trying to do. 

Korean War Soldiers

Benjamin O. Davis Jr., Jesse L. Brown, and Cornelius H. Charlton. These three soldiers weren't just any soldiers. They were three out of the 300,000 African American soldiers who were finally integrated into the white units. After President Truman signed the executive order ordering the racial integration of armed forces in 1948, Colonel Davis (top left) helped draft the Air Force to implement this order, making it the first of the services to fully integrate.

Jesse LeRoy Brown (Top right) was another Air Force fighter who was in the fully integrated units. Jesse L. Brown was killed during an air support mission after his plane was shot down and crashed. He received the award of the Distinguished Flying Cross for his Korean War combat service. Later an American warship, the USS Jesse L. Brown was named after him.

Cornelius H. Charlton (middle) was another war hero in the Korean War. He received two very prestigious awards, the Medal of Honor, and a Purple Heart.

Desegregation of the U.S. Army units was a great start for the civil rights movement letting great soldiers like Colonel Davis, Ensign Jesse LeRoy Brown, and Sgt. Charlton to be recognized for their amazing efforts.

Montgomery Bus Boycott.

Rosa Parks was not the reason that the idea of the bus boycott was started. More than a year and a half before the arrest of Rosa Parks, Professor Jo Ann, the president of the Women's Political Council wrote to the Mayor of Montgomery of a very possible boycott. That's when the idea was proposed. The boycott lasted from May 1954 to Jan 1957. The day after Rosa Parks was arrested was when all of the Black Montgomery activists put the plan in action. The MIA (Montgomery Improvement Association) was an association dedicated to support the boycott. It was created on December 5, 1955 by black ministers and community leaders in Montgomery, Alabama. MIA worked on a lot of things to support the boycott like operating a car pool system which grew to have around 200 private automobiles managed by black churches. They also filed several lawsuits to challenge city and state segregation laws. Later the Federal judges rule that the city and bus segregation laws are unconstitutional.

Segregation Ends Within Troops.

Even though the main civil rights movements didn't start until the 1960's many things occurred; however, there was much progression in the 1950's as well. To start off in the 1950's the Korean war was in progress and much attention was directed towards that. President Truman took a major step in minimizing segregation towards African-Americans when he ended the segregation of the troops. Two years prior to the war President Truman issued the EXECUTIVE ORDER 9981 on July 26, 1948. This policy was historic because it called for "equality of treatment and opportunity for all persons in the armed services without regard to race, color, religion, or natural origin." This policy did not eliminate all black-fighting units in the Korean war but it led the way to having integrated military units. Johns Hopkins University helped speed the end to separate units in the military when its Operations Research Office released its "PROJECT CLEAR" study which concluded "that racially segregated units limited overall ARMY effectiveness while integration enhanced effectiveness, and that a quota on Black participation was unnecessary." The Korean war was a turning point for the acceptance in African-American soldiers. This led to the elimination of at least 300 black units and over 300,000 African-Americans were integrated in all white units.

Sit Down To Stand Up.

Rosa Parks was and African American women who lived in Montgomery, Alabama. On December 1, 1955 Parks made history.

Rosa Parks was 42 years old, and was riding the Cleveland Avenue bus home as usual at around 6 p.m. after a long day of work as a seamstress. In this time period of the 50's, blacks were supposed to sit in the back of the bus so the whites could sit in the front. Also, if you had a seat and a white person came on, then you had to stand and get out from your seat for them. On this day of December 1, Rosa refused to give up her seat which she had already paid the fare and was already sitting in the first row of back seats. She and three other blacks were told to get up out of their seat and move for white people but Parks was tired and did not get up. When she refused, Parks was then arrested, the police man asked the driver if he wanted to let her go with a warning, and the bus driver replied and said to give her a warrant for arrest. Parks was fined for $14. This act parks, paved the way to the beginning of the Montgomery Bus Boycott.