The Civil Rights Movement and its Impacts

APUSH into the Past

Following the events of the Civil War, African Americans finally got their freedom through the enactment of the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendment. Through these pieces of legislation African Americans were granted freedom, became citizens of the US, and gained the right to vote. Although African Americans gained their freedom and their citizenship, things were still far from being equal. A battered and angry south put into place such things as the Jim Crow laws, and literacy tests as a way to further restrict African American rights. The Jim Crow laws made it so that public facilities were segregated, and literacy test virtually made it impossible for African Americans to vote. Things began to shift though upon the entry into the 50s, it was during this period that the Civil Rights Movement was created. Within this movement African Americans and other pro civil rights activist fought for racial equality through nonviolent strategies. Some of these being sit-ins, freedom rides, civil protests, marches etc.. Dr. John Rubisch was born on Jun 23, 1952 in Cherry point, North Carolina. Living in the segregated south, During his youth he witnessed the beginning and ending of the civil rights movement. Due to his father being part of the military - specifically the marines - him and his family moved a lot. They lived in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee during the the brunt of the Civil rights movement. He attended high school at Central Bucks West, and in the middle of his high school career him and his family moved to Pennsylvania. He then finished his High school education at central dolphin east High school. Afterwards, he went on to attain his Bachelors degree for Community Development at Penn state, his Masters for Community counselor at Shippensburg, and finally went back to Penn state to attain his PhD in Instructional systems. As of now he works as the guidance counselor for Susquenita High school and has been for about thirty years. Before acquiring this job though, Dr. Rubisch worked in a multitude of other occupations, such as a social worker for abused children, a substance abuse counselor, and a college counselor.