The Civil Rights Movement made Americans realize that our society had many social problems within it. It showed us that racial issues were creating a drift between people. Some of the issues that were prevalent in the Civil Rights Movement were racism and racial discrimination. Although they do not exist anymore for the most part, there are still issues that are connected to them. However, we have overcome things such as segregation and protest through violence.
Most of us today have learned to look past racism. However, the KKK, though minor, still exists. Unlike the rest of America, they still believe that segregation should exist and use things such as newspapers, magazines and even video games to help support their idea. Occasionally, they will even use violence to show their opinion. Another problem that still lingers today is racial discrimination. It exists through institutional racism, which is inequality done through institutions such as government and schools. For example, kids in low income areas are more likely to be black or Hispanic. Therefore, they are more likely to go to a worse school than other kids because theirs can't afford new textbooks and such.
Although we didn't manage to overcome all of the Civil Rights Movement's problems, we managed to get rid of most of them. Segregation was one of the main issues that Civil Rights activists tried to get rid of. While it was a prominent problem back then, it is now illegal in all fifty states. Violent protests were also a problem that has since been solved. Not only did they cause trouble for people, but they were highly ineffective. Today, most protests are nonviolent.
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