Civil Rights Movement Reflection

There were many lessons learned from the Civil Rights Movement. In my opinion, the most important lesson that was learned was standing up for what you believe in. Majority of the colored people back in the 1960's were scared to stand up against the segregated community. We learned the power of peaceful non-violent protesting such as sit-ins, singing songs, coming together and fighting back as a whole.

Today America struggles with equity and equality. People are still being treated unfairly. We are still struggling with discrimination and segregation, just not as severely as before. When it comes to equity for example, people don't get paid as much as they should be getting paid for the amount of hard work they put in.

The events and ideas of the Civil Rights movement are connected to the present in many different ways. In America, we still struggle with discrimination against all races. For example on January 1, 2009, Oscar Grant was detained, placed in handcuffs and shot and killed by Johannes Mehserle, leading to riots and protests. Many believed it to be a hate crime.