The vision of the civil movement is also discussed

UNITED STATES SINCE 1865
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Introduction
The fight for civil rights, which took place in the1950s and 1960s, used a variety of
strategies. These strategies were different across various regions in the USA, and the
strategy also changed from time to time. Black Americans faced a lot of
discrimination and racial segregation even after the 14th amendment, which gave
black people equal protection under the law1. Even during the world war, many black
people were involved, but they faced a lot of discrimination, and they were not
appreciated even after fighting in the war. In the 19th century, white people came up
with segregation laws, which measured that black people could not share public
facilities with whites and marriages between black and white people were illegal. This
paper, therefore, examines the strategies used in fighting against discrimination and
how and why the strategy varied across places and time. The vision of the civil
movement is also discussed, and their factors that united the groups are also discussed
in this article.
During the fight against discrimination by the right civil groups in the 1950s, different
groups in different places used various strategies to fight against discrimination. Some
groups advocated for the use of peaceful and nonviolent sit-ins and demonstrations2.
1. Weaver, Brief History to the Present,17
2.King Jr, "LETTER FROM BIRMINGHAM JAIL, 09-21

The demonstrations against racial segregation began in North Carolina, where four
college students refused to leave a Lunch counter designed for white people without
being served. These actions resulted in a series of demonstrations involving thousands
of people.
The demonstrations later came to be known as the Greensboro sit-ins. Some people
were arrested, but the owners of the restaurants gave in, and the students were served
in the counters which were reserved for white students. These actions resulted in the
formation of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee(SNCC). This group
mostly focused on civil disobedience as a method of advocating against
discrimination. In his letter addressed to fellow clergymen, Martin Luther King
emphasized the need to direct action. King was addressing fellow clergymen who
were criticizing him for taking part in demonstrations in Birmingham because they
termed the demonstrations as untimely3. Martin Luther King tried to justify his
decision to participate in the protest in Birmingham. One of the reasons why he
participated in the demos was because injustice for one is injustice for all. He,
therefore, saw the need to spread the demonstration in all parts of the USA without
geographical limitations.