Many different people and organizations were involved in the movement. Some of the most known people were Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X, although all of the people that took part in the movement are important. Several organizations that participated in the black struggle include the Black Panthers, the CORE, as well as SNCC and SCLC. Even though all these organizations worked to achieve the same goal, they did not always agree on the tactics that should be used. In the beginning of the movement - non-violent tactics were the most popular; however, after seeing very little results from non-violent protests, some people felt that violence would be a more effective method.

During the period from 1955 to 1960, some progress was made toward integrating schools and other public facilities in the upper South and the border states, but the Deep South remained adamant in its opposition to most desegregation measures. In the years from 1960 to 1965 King's influence reached its zenith. The tactics of active nonviolence (sit-ins, protest marches) aroused the devoted allegiance of many blacks and liberal whites in all parts of the country, as well as support from the administrations of presidents Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson. However, the results were not as great as were needed.

Nevertheless, King was more convinced than ever that nonviolent resistance was the most potent weapon available to oppressed people in their struggle for freedom. In 1960, he agreed to support the sit-in demonstrations undertaken by local black college students. In late October, King was arrested along with 33 young people protesting segregation at the lunch counter in an Atlanta department store. Charges were dropped, but King was sentenced to Reidsville State Prison Farm on the pretext that he had violated his probation on a minor traffic offense committed several months earlier. This case received national attention, and encouraged other sit-ins across the country.

Some common words found in the essay are:
King Jr, Sitkoff Panthers, Conferences SCLC, Rosa Park, Islam Speaking, Black Equality, Bobby Seale, Freedom Riders, York Times, Deep South, lunch counter, black equality, civil rights movement, luther king jr, racial equality, struggle black, martin luther, luther king, black people, king jr, struggle black equality, martin luther king, civil rights, rights movement, students black white,
Approximate Word count = 1762
Approximate Pages = 7 (250 words per page double spaced)