Most of today is filled with the effects of what had happened in the past. We have learned, developed, and improved. The United states has became more aware of the big issue, which is racism and learning how to deal with it. In the past, segregation was the main aspect of dividing people because of their ethnicity. Obviously, segregation did not work and it caused many outbreaks of violence against one another and solved nothing. What had happened was laws were passed such as the Jim Crow laws which prohibited African Americans from voting and also the grandfather clause which said if your grandfather did not vote then you cant either. Also education was huge conflict for kids and their parents. Many African American kids were left to be taught in poor and harsh conditions with little supplies that were given down from white schools which they had no need for anymore. In return, this made schools integrated after many years of back and forth arguments and still wasn't pursued fully. What we as a people can learn from this now is that none of what took place was right and should never go back to those discriminating levels. We should take from this as a lesson learned, we should not let our differences among our races or culture effect us. We should move on and be more tolerable with issues like so.
Struggles for equality are happening everyday and have been going on for so many years. Many people of different race, religion, and sexuality are being brought segregated simply because of who they are. Segregation is still continuing to happen but actually just subconsciously. nobody really realizes that they are drawn into places where you fit in more, more people like yourself and where you don't stand out as often. Racism still widely exists which makes having equality and equity among everyone difficult. It seems that our country is not fully ready to accept something new into our states, cities, and homes.
The Civil Rights Movement has left a lasting effect on us today. Due to the Civil Rights Movement, there is equal rights for everyone. Schools are no longer segregated and students of all races are given an equal chance at a proper education. It has also effect the working class buy allowing people of all races an equal opportunity for work positions and are not judged or penalized due to the color of their skin. Violence against specific races has been minimized to a great low. There are equal housing opportunities and people are no longer discriminated against. This nation has grown greatly from the events that took place during the Civil Rights Movement. We can thank the various individuals that stood up and took a stand to help make our current nation a much better and equal place for us all.
3 comments:
I think your right in the aspect of it now being in the 21st Century, we look at thinks almost in a different way. We have begun accepting others alot more then fourty years ago. And now other things or topics that segregate us, we are trying to fix. :) muy bueno.
I agree that our country has grown since the civil rights movement. I like how you mentioned subconscious segregation as something we still struggle w/ because it definitely exists. Even at our school you can look around & see some people only hanging out w/ people of the same race. I also think, like you said, racism makes equality & equity for everyone more difficult. All in all though, America has definitely improved from our past.
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