1963: The Hope That Stemmed From The Fight For Equality

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away from the Negroes and given back
to white men. In the time that the Negroes occupied these positions, southern
whites developed a deep hatred and animosity for Negroes. From that day forward
the strain between blacks and whites grew.
Racial discrimination appeared to be eternally present. Hope looked
slim as the years wore on, and little progress was made toward freedom. Tension
came to a head in 1963 as Negroes grew tired of silent acceptance of racial
discrimination. Demonstrations, sit-ins, peace talks, and marches graced the
front pages of the newspapers in major cities in the south and in the north.
The hope of a future for African-American people in America was greatly affected
by the struggles and persecution they endured during the year 1963.
The struggles started in the hearts of every black person alive. The
feelings began with children as they were called "niggers", and as they were
beat up upon by white children. The opportunity to fight back wasn't given, ...

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next form of battle was mass demonstration. In these mass
demonstration marches thousands of people gathered in the churches where they
were given instructions by prominent Negro leaders. From there they flooded the
main streets of Birmingham singing, "We shall overcome" ("Tension Growing Over
Race Issues" 37). Thousands were jailed, including men, women, teenagers, and
children. This did not stop the Negroes. As the demonstration marches
continued, police took to more drastic measures. The reports in the Life
magazine read like this:

"With vicious guard dogs the police attacked the marchers -- and thus rewarded
them with an outrage that would win support all over the ...

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