The Civil Rights Movement

The civil rights movement inspired many other movements of our generation. Today we still have racism today but there has been much of progress in the last few decades. Today in society racism a frowned upon and not looked as a progressive way of thinking. the civil right started with the idea that all Americans should be treated equal no matter one color of there skin. With that idea things started to move. the first major event what showed America that we needed to change, was the The events in Birmingham when children ran threw the streets and walked threw the line were blacks and whites were separated. They protected and were thrown into jail in groups. later the president had to jump in and make a announcement about what happened and suggested that segregation needs to end. After that many Other events followed like the march to Washington which was a major and conic move towards civil rights.

Martin Luther King practiced non violent protests to have equal rights amongst blacks and whites. He stressed the fact that he was not about violence or city riots. Even though there were some activist like Malcolm X who were pro violence and even promoted the fact the blacks should take affirmative action "By any means necessary." There were also freedom Riders who lit buses on fire. The civil rights movement was a huge success for the black community in America.

The civil right movement inspired many other movement in the future. The Farm worker union what wanted fair wages and better conditions for the workers and they used the same tactics that Martin Luther king used. Know in today society because the the civil right people are fighting for same sex-marriage and equal rights.

Civil Rights Movement

There has been many things that we have learned from the Civil Rights Movement. We learned about all the events that has changed America to how it is today. America use to place where freedom dependended on the color of your skin, but now equality is spreaded out through America, wheather you are white or black. There was many different approaches in gaining equality and freedom. For example Martin Luther King Jr. believed in the non-violence approach in gaining this, he believed that we should do non-violence riots and speaches to gain attention to this problem. There was also Malcome X's approach, which he believed in the selfhelp philosophy. A philosophy that they should do whatever it takes to gain equality and freedom, even if it means using violence. Whether you believed in King's approach or X's approach, in the end they both wanted the same thing. To gain freedom for everyone and stop segregation, which ultimately they did.

Racism is not as big of problem as it was back then, but it still exist. There still many racist people and groups that are teaching otheres to be racist too. For example the White Supremacist and the KKK are going out of there way teaching there belief to others that white people are superior then other racial groups.When we live in a country with these groups, then there are people still out there who still believes in segregation and at no cost will try to return America how it was 50 years ago. There are also institutional racism, which are some schools that have poor teaching supplies and are in poor neighborhoods, are mostly filled with ethnic groups. To gain equity and equality in America we must fix these problems we have, but till then, we will always have racism in America.

The most important idea in the Civil Right Movement, was that non-violent protest is more effective then violent protest. Through out the enitre movement the African-Americans use this to there advantage and gained freedom and gained more equality. People now use the same type of protest to change things which they believe needs to be change. There are many accounts for this happening, for example people are protesting for gay rights in San Francisco. There using the non-violent approach and slowly but surely are gaining more rights for Gays. The Cive Right Movement has showed many people a more effective way in getting what they believe is right and has inspired many to stand up for what they believe in, and showing them that everyone can make a difference.

Civil Rights Movement Reflection

The Civil Rights Movement was very inspiring and extremely important. We can see a bit more clearly that non-violent protest can be very effective. It proved that kids do have power to change their future for the better. They helped make America a more comfortable place for anyone. Even though we still have problems today, it's not as bad as it used to be. People can live together a little more peacefully now and what those all those kids did will inspire others to strive for a better future now.

Equity and equality have there own problems to come if we some how achieve them. But it's understandable that people want to be treated equaly and get what they want. If everyone had the job they dreamed of (for example) then all the little jobs will most likely not be taken and society can collapse. Everybody's entitled to their opinion and they can voice it to others. Though it might be a negative opinion and people will be offended. Theirs nothing we can do about it. People need to be more empathetic and maybe we will become a step closer to equality.

Many people have learned from the movement and used the skills of non-violence today. People today can see and understand how non-violence is very affective. Now, people carry signs and simple march to declare the change they want. It's not very often that you hear about violent protests today; only non-violence that makes others angry and confused which leads them to being violent. People use their words and (non-violent) actions to assert what they want from their country. It's then the countries job to listen.

The Past in the Present

      There are no lessons learned among the Civil Rights Movement, although there were some successes like:

                Civil Rights act of 1957

                Civil rights Act of 1964

                24^th Amendment

Voting Rights Act of 1965

Civil Rights Act of 1968

Because there was no lessons learned, America still struggles with equity and equality till this day. For example, immigrants. All they want is a better life full of opportunities. Yet they are denied that by laws or by others.
           In Arizona a law passed that scared all immigrants. This law allowed authorities to stop one if they are suspected of being an illegal immigrant. They are then asked for their papers to prove they are citizens. If they don’t have anything of the sort the would be arrested, imprisoned then deported. It was bad enough with out that because illegal immigrants don’t get the same benefits as citizens.  That’s not any were near equity.

If one stops to think about it about this issue, one would realize that they work harder than any other. For example  farm workers. It is estimated that  5% of the US  that work as a farmers  are illegal immigrants.  They spend six days a week, ten hours a day in blazing heat with harsh conditions trying to make a living and yet they dont receive the same benefits like:

                Health Care

                Health insurance

                Retirement

                Pensions

In conclusion there is no equity or equality yet. This is only one of the many issues out there regarding equity and equality.

America Learns From Mistakes

From the Civil Rights Movement, America learned a few lessons. After the movement, America changed it's ways completely; it went from being segregated to being integrated and it only took them a hundred years. After Reconstruction, there were laws protecting African Americans but the Civil Rights Act of 1974 banned discrimination completely. By non-violent protest, civil rights activists helped get attention of the wrongness of segregation. America learned how segregation impacted the United States in a big way, and they suffered for a long time because of it. America learned how to be integrated after the movement.

America still struggles today with equity and equality. Most people try to be fair and equal with everyone, but sometimes things are not as fair. There is still institutional racism; in schools, for tests, and racial profiling. There is still discrimination and racism in our society. Some people are not hired at certain places, and people are still being treated horribly just because of their race. America is still struggling with issues of racism, equity, and equality.

The Civil Rights Movement is essentially what people know as the bravest time in our nation's history. People stood up for what they believed in, and they did it mostly peacefully. Mostly, the activists tried not to be violent, and this inspires people who protest now. The civil rights activists made their point while at the same time were not violent, with signs and songs they didn't need vioelnce. Now, protesters often use signs and try to remain non-violent like during the movement. America looks up to activists in the Civil Rights Movement because of how they stood up for what they believed in.

The Civil Rights Movement

Weather you were around during the civil rights movement or not, there are lessons learned from this time. During this movement it showed that a non-violent approach on things can and will get you somewhere. The Montgomery Bus Boycott was to protest the segregation on public transit people refused to use the buses, this caused the bus segregation law to be declared unconstitutional. In the Freedom Rides of 1961 the Committee of Racial Equality organized several bus rides form the north to the south. These people were attacked and bombed, but kept going. This shows how some cant handle change, and how others will keep going for the idea of equality.

Race is not as much of an issue as it was 50 years ago, but problems still exist. People are still racist and teach others to be also. When there are still the groups like the KKK walking around there are still defiantly problems. There is also institutional racism, which would be like if a poor area was mostly filled with ethnic people instead of white people. Equality and equity are hard things to fully reach and the most we can do is just try to reach that goal of real equality.

today you can see some things related to the civil tights movement, weather it is discrimination or the way people protest. In the desegregated schools white kids would gang up on black kids, now it seems that kids who are gay see some of the same discrimination. The bullying of anyone just because they are different is just unacceptable and people need to learn to just leave people alone for something as stupid as that. The March on Washington is really the way people protest anything now. A non-violent way to get your point across so you can be heard is a good way to protest. Weather good or bad thing from the civil rights movement can still be relative or related to the present.