Document Analysis, of the Civil Rights March of 1963 Beginning in the late 19th century, state governments approved segregation laws, identified as Jim Crow laws, and placed limits on voting. demands that rendered the African American population economically and diplomatically powerless (Davis, n.d.). The civil rights movement began intensely and assertively in the early 1940s, when the societal makeup of Black America took on an increasingly urban and popular appeal (Korstad and Lichtenstein, 1988). The 1950s and 1960s were well known for their racial conflicts and civil rights protests. The civil rights movement in the United States in the late 1950s and 1960s was based on political and social efforts to gain full citizenship rights for African Americans and achieve racial equality. The civil rights movement was concentrated in the southern states of the United States, where the African American population was high and where racial discrimination in education, economic opportunities, and constitutional practices was most evident ( Davis, n.d.). The movement primarily focused on three topics of prejudice, namely education, societal segregation, and voting rights. Civil rights organizations challenged segregation using several types of events, including marches, sit-ins, boycotts, and refusing to follow segregation rules. Uprisings, fights, and other acts of violence became regular events as growing numbers of civil rights activists marched all. in the Southern States and in many Northern States as well. Members of the Ku Klux Klan and other whites who believed in white supremacy spread fear in many Southern states. Broadcast images of children protesting against race...... middle of newspaper ......e War on Poverty. Works Cited Davis, J. (nd). Civil Rights Movement: An Overview. School teachers. Retrieved April 10, 2014 from http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/article/civil-rights-movement-overviewHansan, J. (nd). March on Washington, DC, August 28, 1963. Social Welfare History Project. Retrieved April 11, 2014 from http://www.socialwelfarehistory.com/eras/march-on-washington-august-28-1963/Ross, S. (nd). Civil rights march in Washington. Information please. Retrieved April 11, 2014 from http://www.infoplease.com/spot/marchonwaStern, MJ and Axinn, J. (2012). Social Welfare: A History of America's Response to Need (8th ed.). Boston: Pearson Education. Younge, G. (2013). 1963: The defining year of the civil rights movement. The Guardian. Retrieved April 11, 2014 from http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/may/07/1963-defining-year-civil-rights