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The Civil Rights Movement

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The power of people became evident through the protest of the Civil Rights Movement. The movement hit the generation with the notion that it could generate social change through the widespread use of social protest (524). The notion of social protest evolved over time but this era of the movement demonstrated how big groups of people could mobilize and engage in protest that lasted indefinitely. The Montgomery bus protest endured for more than one year and it demonstrated if protest were to be successful the central role that would be played by social organizations and a Black culture rooted in a protest tradition (524). Protests energized the African American community and church and successful protests emerged as a result. Protests occurred in the Southern United States and sit-ins were also popular among an important mass base (Morris 525). During the mid 1960s, highly public demonstrations (525) became more popular and gained momentum among the community because popular and significant individuals close to the cause supported them. The power and attention these protest garnered illustrated just how serious African Americans were in achieving their goals. The protests proved to the people that they could do more than they thought they