then and now

The lessons learned from the civil rights movement is that standing up for your beliefs can make a difference. Team work, working hard and believing in what you think is right can lead to changes even if you don’t use violence. The movement also proves that a group of people can be superior as long as they don’t give up for the right they deserve. A lot of people were inspired by speeches and peace full marches. Everything that was done was done so everyone can have equal rights and respect. People knew what they were fighting for and knew what the outcomes were going to be but still they put their values first and took risks. They decided it was time for a change and that racism should be over with.

Even though the civil rights movement was a big achievement for African Americans, segregation and racism unfortunately still exist today. America still struggles with equity and equality today and that’s to the cause of discrimination. These kind of problems bring other problems like racial violence, and hate crimes against others appearance, sexuality, culture, religion etc. There are many statistics about people in jail, academics, jobs, and health care in how some specific race stands out more than others. Bu the truth is even though America is a free and equal country no one is actually treated the same as another race. Most people decide to segregate themselves by choosing who they hang out with and we can’t do anything about that because it’s their own choice.

These events and ideas of the civil rights movement are connected to the present because if it wasn’t for that schools and buses would still be segregated. It helped mostly the colored people to get better jobs and to get better opportunities. As the result of, people interact with other types of ethnicities. Everything that was done is a big inspiration to everyone in the present because know we have a better place in where there isn’t a lot of hatred against one specific race. A lot of the leaders, non-violent protest, and gatherings have an influence on people today that want to make a change in the world.