The Importance of Sit-Ins to the Black Civil Rights Movement

Civil disobedience is the key to pursuing equality of African Americans during the civil rights movement. Through peaceful protests, African-Americans can reveal the socio-economic inequality they face, and let governments and citizens take action. Sit in was a way to practice disobedience of citizens rooted in the early 1960s, soon it became popular with peaceful protests and became an effective form. James Baldwin made a very short sitting record with his article "Pour the Cross".

During the civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s, the Student Nonviolence Coordination Committee (SNCC) was established to coordinate protest actions. Sit-in shows that the civil rights movement's strategy has shifted from non-violent citizens' disobedience to early success from a court-based approach. By pointing out how to eliminate blacks from the Caucasian Caucasian Law School, the National Association for the Advancement of Color People (NAACP) decided to fight apartheid. In 1950, Texas established an independent law school for blacks, unlike white schools. Both types of schools have the same number of teachers and books, but the court has judged that this is not enough. The intangible aspect of legal quality makes the black school inferior. The court stopped the "single but equality" blow.

From the lunch counter to the organized parade, the American civil rights movement is historically symbolic and often unstable. In the 1960s, various groups and individuals participated in anti-racist civil rights movement. Racial discrimination has penetrated American society, especially the southern community. Protestors adopt various strategies ranging from nonviolent passive resistance to political lobbying and social transformation. This movement will help to create a more comprehensive America, and all races, countries, gender can fight for equality.

Bill Guttentag's documentary is exploring the importance of music in the American civil rights movement in the 1950s and 1960s. Various sit-in and release demonstrations in this era include protest songs, folk music, and spirit, music is an important part of this movement. Guttentag uses archived videos and interviews to link specific songs (including those covered by artists such as Roots and John Legend) to specific events (such as Montgomery bus boycotts). Black Power Mixtape 1967 - In 1975, a treasure house of 16 mm material taken from the United States by a Swedish journalist was mobilized and fascinated by the story of urban turmoil and revolution. Many of the leaders of the Black Power movement, such as Stokely Carmichael, Bobby Seale, Angela Davis, Eldridge Cleaver, captured them at an intimate moment and was a very unattended interview.