The big idea about Civil Rights

What I’ve learned from civil rights is that we have come a long way to be where we are at right now with our rights as citizens we are all the same we just look different and some people don’t accept that and so they get privileges taken away for how they look, how much they have, their back ground, and where they come from. African Americans for example they were beaten pushed around put in jail for standing up for what they believe in. There were many protests to make a change and that’s how we got to where we are now even though there is a lot of in equality left in the world we have gotten farther than if these people did not stand up an speak up for what is right and wrong.

When you think about it and look around people naturally segregate themselves it’s not intentional but it just has to do with your comfort zone you would hang out with a bunch of people you have nothing in common with that’s just how life is. SOME people may do it on purpose but that’s them and how they were brought up. Like in Palo Alto there is a lot of white people and in Pleasanton there are lot of white people too and like what Mr. Shawn had discussed with us there where a lot of whites in Fremont too but they moved to the other places. It wasn’t intentional it was just a sense of comfort level.

The ideas of civil rights movement is connected to today because we went through a struggle with getting this far with equality even though we are still fighting it has made a big difference over the years. There are still protests that are happening right now at a bunch of collages. People still look at people differently because of there color of ethnicity but we have gone really far with that goal for equality and no discrimination. There is still many things going on following up to civil rights but we have achieved a distance for our goal towards equality with civil rights.

Civil Rights Movement

Throughout this entire unit of The Civil Rights movement, I have learned a lot of how history brings us to where we are at and standing currently today in America. A lot has inspired how modern day world would be like, such as Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus, Malcolm X, and Martin Luther King Jr. Each leader had it's own way of leading their crowd. For example, Martin Luther King Jr. taught his crowd to love the enemies and people that go against them while Malcolm x did the opposite and said to fight back for their rights. If there was one thing that I learned in this course, it's the ability to speak up for what's right. Martin Luther King Jr fought with love, ended up in jail with thousands of other people, but STILL made a change. My point is that, the ability to speak up and to break the status quo will eventually make a difference. At the end of the day, they all fought for one thing- Equality which is something american's still fight for today.

America struggles on reaching their goal of equality through acceptance. People strive to be accepted and to feel accepted everyday. Institutional Racism and Gay marriage are prime examples of being accepted. For example, when applying for college, if a white girl had a 4.0 and had lots of extra curricular activities and an african american had the same ratio of activities a long with a 4.0, they would pick the colored. This is institutional racism because they are not intentionally picking out their actual personality within but through race. Although the school was just trying to be equal because they tried fitting more colored people into their colleges, it still looks bad upon who and what they're choosing.

Events and the ideas of the Civil Rights Movement are acted on everyday in today's world. For example, the Occupy Protest shows how thousands of protesters peacefully sit on a sidewalk to protest what they believe is right. The action that's going on reminds me of how Martin Luther King Jr peacefully protested and landed in jail whereas the protesters on the Occupy Movement were beat by the police and threatened to leave. They fought for what they believed was right but since the government was corrupted it led to their government fighting back with their own people. By just speaking out and voicing your thoughts and opinions on what you believe, clearly shows tracks of the Civil Rights Movement.

Civil Rights Blog Reflection

After learning about the course of the Civil Rights Movement have really effected my view of things I see wrong with society. One of the most important lessons I have learned is speaking up and pointing out the flaws in society. If you don't speak out and say what you have to say then you will never be heard and will always be getting stepped on and tht is not good. An example of someone who did this was MLK. He believed in something and he went out and spoke his mind about it. He took initiative of the situation and did something about it. He was not going to get stepped on because he was being a leader and not a follower. I think in our world today we need to realize that. If we believe in something speak out don't sit back and not say anything. You want to be that leader that speaks your mind and not the follower who just listens to everyone talk and does as they're told. If you have a dream you make it come true. There is always time for change in society and there are certain people who will make change. It takes you to fufill your dream an make it come true so you can make a change.

Equity and equality have a lot of different things that fall into play. An example is institutional racism, which fell into the system a while back but nobody realizes how big of an issue this is. Some people are not getting certain jobs just because they have a different skin color and the people that say they can't have the job dont like their color and are racist. This is wrong because nobody is getting treated fair or equally. It shouldn't matter on the color of your skin whether you get a certain job or not. If you are good and qualified to work and be a good worker you should get the job no matter what. This is a big issue in our society it is just a shame that nobody really realizes it and that it is not getting as much attention as it needs to. Another way is that you see way more African Americans in jail than whites. This is because if an African American gets arrested they face a worse punishment than a white person would. Even if it is the same crime such as murder. If an African did that it would probably be 25 to life for them but if a white did it the sentence would be a lot shorter. This is the way institutional racism is falling in play. We are abusing the rights of other people by doing this. It doesn't matter who you are or the color of your skin, everyone should be treated equally and the same. They always say treat people the way you would wanted to be treated.

The Civil Rights Movement connects to the present because all the Occupy Movements going on are ways of people speaking out and becoming involved and are trying to change the issue. The protestors are trying to peacefully protest, but the brutality from police makes it difficult for people to keep everything peaceful. Police brutality relates to the Civil Rights Movement because back then people would protest peacefully but they were getting beaten, arrested, and being treated bad for becoming involved. They were not doing anything Aron because it was non-violent protest but it always got out of control because the police beat them. All the protestors were doing was peacefully speaking there mind. I don't understand what the problem with that is, do you? Since when should you get beaten for speaking your mind and trying to make a change. There are anarchists who have gotten involved in both of these movements as well and have affected the media. The anarchists today aren’t going so far as killing people but they have caused riots and vandalized the cities these protests take place in. You should feel free to say what you have to say without feeling like you are going to be threatened. You want to be able to be safe while you are trying to fight for something. Especially if you are not doing anything to harm others you should not be penalized for that. The Civil Rights Movement really made a big change in America. Hopefully they bring change like the Civil Rights Movement and don't change in the worst way possible.

Civil Rights Blog

Some lessons learned throughout the course of the Civil Rights Movement have really effected my view of things I see wrong with society. One of the most important lessons I have learned is the importance of speaking up and pointing out the flaws in society. No matter how complicated the issue might be, if you don’t take initiative and get actively involved then that problem will always be there when you may have been able to make a change, even if it was a small one. A perfect example of taking initiative and making a change is Martin Luther King Jr. He strongly believed that our founding fathers ensured everyone is America equal access to rights, and sure enough that is what they promised us, it’s one major reason of why we have so many people all over the world coming to America. When MLK saw and actually experienced rights being taken he knew he had to do something about it, so he actively got involved and influenced others to join the movement. He had a dream, and made sure everyone knew about his dream, and his dream is what drove him to keep fighting and doing what he knew was right. He got involved with protests and made speeches and for that he has become an icon; it is people like him that we need to actively get involved to help make a change.

When it comes to equity and equality there are so many ways that America continues to struggle with. First there is institutional racism, that was somehow was engrained in the system as America developed and now we don’t realize that it is an issue but it really is. For example, when a person of African American descent kills someone it turns into this huge deal and he gets put in jail for life. Where as on the other hand a white person kills someone he gets put into jail for a certain amount of years, throughout the jail systems there are a way larger amount of African Americans than whites. Second we have the way that big business people make a large amount of money and that amount just keeps on adding up. Then you have the smaller business people who make a decent amount of money, and that amount stays the same no matter how hard they work. This shows that you have to find your own methods of working your way up to even try and become that big business man making lots of money, and you can try for as long as you want but you aren’t very likely to reach the top. Without reaching equity, which is a long ways away, we can never reach equality as a society.

The events and ideas of the Civil Rights Movement connect to the present because all the Occupy Movements going on are ways of people speaking out and becoming actively involved in changing the issue. These Occupy protestors are trying to peacefully protest, but the brutality from police makes it difficult for people to keep everything peaceful. That idea of police brutality relates to the Civil Rights Movement because back then people peacefully protesting were beaten, arrested, and just treated like dirt for becoming involved. There are also people such as anarchists who have gotten involved in both these movements. They have really affected the way the media portrays these events and they make things seem so much worse then they really are. Anarchists back then were like the KKK for example who hated the fact that people were speaking out so they killed people. The anarchists today aren’t going so far as killing people but they have caused riots and vandalized the cities these protests take place in. People should be able to feel free to fight for what they believe in and it should be able to be peaceful, the way people wanted to originally go about it. The Civil Rights Movement really made a drastic change in America, and now we have to wait and see what kind of change these Occupy Movements bring. Hopefully they bring change for better, like the Civil Rights Movement, and not a change in the wrong direction.

Civil Rights Movement Reflection

I’ve always pictured the Civil Rights Movement as African Americans fighting for the same equality as whites. It never occurred to me that not only did African Americans search for equality, but all kinds of people fought for equal rights, whether it was because of their gender, race, sexual orientation or disability differences. I learned that the African American Civil Rights movement sparked and encouraged other minorities and other groups who shared differences to fight for their equality as well. Something important I learned from this unit was, people won’t stop fighting for what they believe is right. Many of the Civil Rights Movements hold evidence that people won’t give up on their rights for equality. Without the great leadership of our activist and Civil Rights Movement leaders. I don’t believe it would have be easy for people with differences to get their points and main ideas across about their freedom and equality.

America today, still struggles with acceptance. Sure the laws have altered and changed, but I believe people are just the same as they’ve always been. For example, stereotypes have become an implanted or natural thought in our people’s minds. We were raised to think that certain minorities or people that have differences from us should act or behave a certain way.

People everyday are still getting discriminated against in America. Women are still getting paid far less then men are. Gays are still fighting for their rights to marry who they love. There are many examples of unequality in America and we are far from reaching equality in society. I believe our first steps should be acceptance.

  Through the past weeks we have learned about the civil rights movement and how it was a constant struggle for most minority groups especially the African Americans to be treated equal like other Americans have. The blacks constantly  struggled to have their rights and go against the injust laws that were discriminating them. Some violent acts and non violent acts were committed to help them achieve their equal rights, to be heard from other people that they do matter. Great leaders rised above from this movement like Malcolm X, Martin Luther King Jr, Rosa Parks, etc. who are some inspiring leaders and activists in history. They led marches, protests, non violent movements, etc. They led the civil rights movements in order to gain their rights, peace, and wrongful discrimination that lasted for years.The lessons we should learn from this is to stand up for what you believe in even if you have to challenge the laws the government put.
  The civil rights movement has been an influence to society and minority groups but America still struggles today with equity and equality. We struggle to accept others as equal and acknowledge them from their true potential ,but instead people just judge you be the color of your skin or where your parents came from or your social class. Its a problem that we face and how some people have an advantage over others. Money is also a problem in our society and affects people in many ways like how the rich class can get health benefits and get paid more than the middle class or lower class gets.
  The civil rights movement influenced our society today and follow the same peaceful techniques they used from back then. We see protests like every month that are modeling the techniques from the civil rights. It teach people to take a stand on what you believe in. The Occupy Oakland movement shows how their knowledge from the civl rights movement applied to the present.The connection between the civil rights movement and the present is that people still struggle to get the equality especially in their education. If the civil rights movement never existed their will still be segregated schools and injust laws will still be in our society.

Civil Right Reflection

What I've learn this semester about civil rights is that there is plenty events that occurred in the process of fight for your rights. Some important people who help get the equal treatment in the society like, Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X, and Rosa Parks. They used similar methods, MLK used non-violent protest, marching in the street & making speeches. Malcolm X used violent protest, fighting back and going for what they should deserve. Rosa Parks, did a sit in. She didn't give up her seat to a white man because she felt that just because she was colored she had to get up. Which I strongly agree with. You shouldn't have to give up your rights because of your race, orientation, and the color of your skin.

Civil Rights Movement relates to events today with the protest going on like Occupy Oakland. People again fighting for what they believe in, and try to change the society because it's not a very nice society. Many of those who protest also were beat by high authority, or assaulted by those who were against what they were trying to fight for. Just like the Civil Rights Movement when the colored were beat down and houses were destroyed/trashed by those against what they were fighting for.

I think America still struggles to accept people for who they are. From race, to color, to sexual orientation, to religion, and age. No matter how hard it'll be to fight for what they think is right, some how they get the word out there and a big group of people form. Therefore, the more people are heard than just one, is sometimes better in some cases. It changes perspectives of those who thought opposite of it. Although there is also a negative side to these groups gathering together to help get what the people are fighting for. It all leads to actions that took place in the Civil Rights Moments. You could already guess what actions were taken, and I think society needs to start realizing that not only to the government and other branches have say, but so do we citizens who live in it have say too. It doesn't hurt to hear us out and give us a chance to make a change.

Civil Rights Movement

Throughout learning about civil rights, I learned a lot about the different situations going on. For example Martin Luther King, Malcolm X, and Rosa Parks all made a really big impact on the civil rights movement. They were standing up and fighting for what they believe in even though they were getting treated unfairly. So looking at their sitautions it seems like if you really believe in something you have to fight and stand up for yourself to get your voice out there about what you believe in. Without them the United States wouldnt be what it is today.

As long as theres a big diffrence in the rich and the poor there will never be equity and equality rich people look down on the poor and the poor want to blame the rich. It'll never be equity and equality with such a big difference in the way people are raised. With people raised with such diffrences they will never feel like they're equal with people being raised in a whole different way.

Now days people are still having to stand up for their rights and having to speak up, for example the occupy movement all across the United States. People believe that they can make changes by speaking up and everyone is allowed to vote now. Since the Civil Rights Movement has changed things such as allowing everyone to vote, women, blacks etc. now the United States has become a more fair place.

Civil Rights Reflection

The idea that history books often cover up what they don't want future generations to hear to make itself look better was one of the main things I took away from this unit. In third grade, I was told that Rosa Parks was a frail, tired old lady that just didn't want to get up, and I thought that was true up until now. When I learned that she actually set out to get arrested and start a protest and history books changed her story to make it seem like an accident, it made me wonder what else history glides over. The fact that not many people know that the Black Panther Party did more than just walk around with guns is another example of how history conveniently fails to mention some parts of a story. Before when I thought of the Black Panthers, I imagined them to be a violent group of protesters instead of a peaceful organization of people vying for their rights.

Today, America still struggles with the concepts of unconscious stereotyping and institutional racism. Throughout the media, stereotypes are nailed into peoples brains from a young age so it's difficult to be completely unbiased towards one particular race, religion, culture, or lifestyle. For America to really start in on goals of equity and equality, we need to either stop putting stereotypes in the media or work to stop believing them. These stereotypes are a factor in institutional racism. Because there are statistically more black males in prison than white males, it gives the media the idea to portray the black race as more thuggish , which spreads the stereotype around and causes people to see them in that way and be more suspicious of their actions--which can lead to more arrests and imprisonments.

The Civil Rights Movement of the 60's can be related to the Occupy protests going on across the nation today. Like some of the Civil Rights protests, Occupy is a sit-in attempt to stop unfair treatment. In both cases, protesters were faced with police brutality in response to peaceful protesting. The Occupy protests are an example of how history can repeat itself with the same actions, but different causes. If we are to keep making forward steps as a nation, America needs to learn from its past and refuse to repeat past mistakes.

Civil Rights Movement :D

After learning a unit about civil rights I came to realize that the life we are living right now is a gift from the courageous people who took part in the civil rights movement. Its a privilege for us to live this life we are living right now. To get the rights to which people fought over are being easily handed to us, to which we should thank them for. Activities from the civil right moments lost their life fighting this battle for equality and had to go through a lot of troubles and humiliation.
             African Americans were discriminated and treated like they are some kind of a disease and people wouldn't want to be near them. After a long period of time with all these nonsense they finally stood up for themselves with the help of leaders like Malcolm X, Martin Luther King they began this movement. They did all they could marches, protest, boycotting.etc. to make this happen and they were successful.

   Me myself being a brown skin think that if I was born during the civil right era my life would be a total misery because of all the discrimination and segregation. I feel like civil rights can be connected to this present because now people know how hard it was for their grandfathers,great grandfathers to live and they don't want no one to go through that. So, that's why they have stopped discrimination's. However, there are people who believe in segregation's and discrimination such as KKK. It would be best if we just ignore their ideas and do the right thing.

civlil rights, period 2

In this unit of civil rights we learned a lot of inspirational things. Also controversial things like peaceful protest vs non peaceful witch Malcolm x believed witch way we decided to do things in America and how the outcome became because of it. i believe America still struggles with protesting. we have the right to peaceful Assembly. when and how we use it are big factors as well. if we break down the occupy protesters even though they did there protesting peacefully its still the manner you do it in. if you come up and say hey we have the right to do this so were going to to make our point. it would have been alright until people started dedicating in near by bushes openly have sexual relations and smoking marijuana and do drugs in front of minors. then it becomes a problem.
After the revolution we the people protest in a non violent way. that's why people from all over this great land flocked by the thousands to see Martin Luther King speak and why he was so effective. we should not be so quick arm and kill American citizens "by any means necessary." Malcolm x was i believe a contradiction when he said "you can sing all you want" well that an important important part of Black history. it paved the way for civil rights in America and it should not be played off so lightly as Malcolm made it. M.L.K. showed the contrast between him self and white racist people and cops in the south by showing up and protesting and breaking a law that was unconstitutional and making people realize what they have become. Thats why Gandhi was so powerful.
Occupy protesters in Oakland and new york and all over the country have the write idea because the have a huge media coverage. But if the major comes and says you have to clean your area or stop protesting and you choose not to then claim police brutality when you are forcefully removed you cant be very smart. If you think about it from the cops point of very you are way outnumbered in a hostile zone with people screaming so you cant even hear your partner and you shoot some tear gas to disperse the crowd and someone gets hit now you might lose your job. This is a messed up situation. Was that man really breaking the law did he deserve it? Was the shooting of the tear gas justified? these are the questions one must ask when the rights of someone is being taken. Accidents happen of course and he most likely feels bad should that be justice enough. America will never be done with rights and equality because Equality is the goal Equity is how we get there.

Civil Rights Blog

During the civil rights unit I learned a lot. I learned that they were always struggles to get our rights. Also just to get our voices heard. Some of the lessons learned were that sometimes you have to do things such as break the law, to get the governments attention. Also that even way back then until now we still struggle to get equality. I learned that peaceful protesting is a very powerful way to fight back. Civil disobedience is also a strong way to get your voice heard.

America today struggles with actions such as racism, poverty, and steroetypes. Racism still goes on to this day. And poverty has to do with it. Because if your lower than someone because of money, then your automautically under them. Not the "same". Things like Sterotype also occurs, when you are judge just by the color of your skin. Or what you wear, or just the way you look. Luckily, equality and equity is what we have now. Where a black male or latino can go to college and have the same oppurtunity as a rich caucasian.

Well thanks to the acts that were done we have equal rights for everyone now. Such as Rosa Parks for refusing to give her seat to a white person and causing a boycott. Or with MLK and March on Washington and his peaceful disobedience With Malcom X and his fight back. We wouldnt be the way we are today without them. The boycotts, sit-ins, marches, protests. That stopped segregation from going even further than it had gone. Although that we still have some racism and sterotyping, never again will any race be discriminated because the color of their skin.

Civil Rights Movement

There are many lessons that we have learned from the Civil Rights movement. All over the world there has been fighting for people's beliefs. The main reason for the fighting was because of discriminiation to people like Africans, Mexicans, Asians, Native Americans, and also all the women. There has been many different strategies that different groups used. Some were the same but some were the complete opposite. An example is Martin Luther King Jr. he was a civil rights activist that got his ideas from Ghandi, non-violent methods. He began to organize groups, and he would go to a place that had a high rate of discrimination. Unlike Malcolm X, he was also a civil rights activist but he had different ways to get his point across. But he didnt want to be integrated with the white people he just wanted to start his own society with just Africans. So i think the biggest lesson learned from the Civil Rights was that even though there was different methods used they all had the same goal in common, to have equal rights.

America struggles to come to a complete conclusion to reach equity and equality still to this day. America isnt perfect, there are many struggles that we go through everyday. Even though discrimination 'ended', it still exist till this day. Even though they dont mean it but institutional racism still plays a factor in everybodies life. We still struggle with racism, stereotypes, and also poverty. I think stereotypes is very important because many people think that just because of your skin tone you have to do certain things.

The events and ideas that occured during the Civil Rights movement really connects with the present. Because now just like before you hear everywhere that people are rising up and protesting for their beliefs. If you turn on the radio, or you turn on your tv, you can also hear it for yourself. An example is 'Occupy', there protesting that while 1% of people are making more than 99% of the people. How crazy is that? While most of the people are making minimum wage theres people that are making so much more than that and they dont work as hard as the 99% do. I dont think racism, social classes, or even stereotypes are ever going to end.

Civils Rights BLOG !

I believe the lessons learned throughout the Civil Rights Movement have to be discriminating and segregating gets you no where in life , no matter what the situation. In the end , it will always result in equity and equality. I hope people learned the lesson that people do lose their own lives to risk peace for others and that racism should never happen again because if history would repeat itself that would be horrible. I’ve also learned , through protesting peacefully or aggressively you can get what you are trying to achieve , patience and timing is all that it takes.

America’s equity and equality today struggles with poverty and racism. Money is a huge problem now-a-days in America’s society. People all over the U.S. are protesting TODAY to fight back against poverty and to increase more pay to workers. Racism is also a huge factor to this day. The problem doesn’t consist of the same exact problem of how it was during the civil rights movement but it consist of stereotyping. People always “judge a book by its cover” especially if your not “truly” an American. Young adults and adults themselves will treat you differently from a “real” American , which to me , I find completely absurd.

I believe the events and ideas that was going on during the civil rights movement era effects our every day life. Why ? Because if it wasn’t for MLK,JR. we wouldn’t be where we are at today. We would still be fighting with Blacks , Whites , etc. Segregation would be widely influenced but since MLK and the works of Malcolm X opened up peoples eyes , it got people to realize you can live together side by side and hatred should never be the case in society. With the works of the Civil Rights activists , society today has completely changed from back then. Another example , is how America has a day dedicated to Martin Luther King , which to me is great. I also believe the tactics used from the civil rights movements , are used during the OCCUPY movements today. Such as sit-ins , rallies , and marches. I believe the civil rights movement inspires people to stand up for what they believe in to achieve peace , equity , and equality.

The Civil Rights Movement reflection

After the civil rights movement project, I learned that many people were fighting for their rights in the past and people still fight for rights today. People used many different methods to gain their rights back, such as protest, boycott and confrontation. There are many civil rights hero and without them, we won't be able to have a society like today. We represented all the people to stand up for civil rights and get our rights back. Some of the civil rights hero are Martin Luther King, Malcolm X, Rosa Park.

Some of the events of the civil rights movement are Brown v. Board of Education, Montgomery Bus Boycott, and Southern school desegregation. The Brown v. Board of Education is the schools are separate and they are not equal. It leads to challenging segregation and breaking the Jim Crew Law. They ended up closing the school. The Southern school desegregation is similar with the Brown v. Board of Education. The schools were divided into Blacks and Whites after the Brown v. Board of Education. The Whites were rallying to get the Blacks out of the school. From these two events, we can see there are racism and people segregate each other. All these still happen today in the world.

Today, we still struggle with the problem of equity and equality. Equity is the way to get to equality. But people are usually not treated equally base on their race and skin color, that is why people still fight to get their rights back. There are always unfairness out there in our society and we might have also experienced that before. The unfairness might cause difficulty when people apply to schools or jobs, and all these related to institutional racism. Everyone should have the same opportunity but in real life, it is not true because of our race or skin color. For example, a White student has a higher chance to get into a college compare to an African American student because of their races. People usually think African Americans are not as smart as the others, and Whites are always better than the other races. People can't be treated equally because of these American ideologies. These ideologies were past to us from the past and people have their mind stick with these ideologies although they are not true all the time. Some people still stand up and fight for their rights to gain back their equality. For example, the Gay Liberation Movement, people stand out for their sexual orientation and try to gain their rights back! They want to be treated equally like everyone and want the society to accept them. They are also human like us, why can't we treat them equally and accept them?

Civil rights movement

During this civil rights unit we have seen that there were many ups and downs. Ive learned that to get what you want you have to fight for it, and take what comes at you. The African American people fought for equality and kept fighting even when they were faced with violence and adversity. many people were killed, beaten, and put in jail and i never stopped the people from fighting for equal and fair rights.

I think American Still struggles with accepting people who are different. For example gay and lesbians.They have been denied being legally married in many states in the unites states. Many have been victims of hate crimes, and discrimination. The ones that are most affected are teens and young adults, because they are being bullied in school and over the Internet.this has led some to hurt themselves and even commit suicide.

The events and ideas of the civil rights movement are connected to the present because people are now not o afraid to stand up for what they believe in. they are no scared to speak out and be different. i think this is a positive thing that we have gained from the civil rights movement.

Civil Rights Movement

There are a lot of lessons that are learned during this time of people doing all they can to receive their rights. The most important lesson I learned through out the Civil Rights Movement would have to be that no matter what color, physical or mental condition,race, or beliefs, people should be treated equally including their rights. People born in the United States,US citizens, are entitled to every right in The Constitution. Those people who did not give EVERY US citizen their rights, we're going against The Constitution. So, with those people suffering and fighting everyday for what they deserve finally were given the rights they are entitled to.

America still has a few problems involving Equity and Equality. They use it in different ways by putting Equity first to get Equality. American uses this in many ways in society whether its from education to working to income or to adults who can't afford housing and payments. The way it works is that society tries to help people in different ways to still get the support and things they need like all of the other people who can support themselves on their own or through their family.

The ideas and events from the Civil Rights Movement connect to the present by people who stood up for what they believe in and would not stop until they got the equality they deserved and made a difference in the society of America. Now that time has passed and the Constitution is now followed equally, racism towards anyones well-being or how much money they make is helped through society and they are able to get through in life on what they have.

Struggle for Paradise.

I have learned through this quarter of equity and equality that anything can and will be achieved if you strive hard enough for it. For the past 200 years this whole country has been alive and permitted through the constitution. That constitution itself is the symbol of success. All of us, in one way or another, use that constitution every single day. It wasn't like that 70 or 80 years ago and that we have the people who struggled to get us here to thank. There are 4 major people that have instilled and influenced that value of equality to us.

Martin Luther King Jr. led the U.S. with the biggest struggle of non-violence the United States has ever seen. He lead his fellow Afro-Americans when the Caucasians of America were throwing punches and hurling out insults. We saw that in Project C and how they were following in MLK's footsteps by just walking towards the people who didn't want them there holding hands and singing "We Shall Overcome". We saw that in the March on Washington when hundreds of thousands of people walked to their destiny as equally treated Americans.

How We Are Lacking (And How We May Not Be)

Rosa Parks is a worthy reference point to see the changes in America since her famous bus ride.  She is one of the pivoting points of our history on rights, nearly taking down a whole bus system to get her point across.  But her legend has been lost in the crappy translator that is time.  We remember falsities, making assumptions based on previous knowledge that has nothing to do with the matter.  We remember an old lady, spunky but unintentionally starting a beautiful ruckus, not a determined woman who’s plan went viral.  We need to remember she wasn’t alone.  We need to teach the next generation that unity matters, and that nothing is accidental.  Maybe we should also remember she hit the bus owners in the wallet for her change, seems like a nice motive on their end. 

Sometimes, society learns the wrong lessons from the more epic portions of our history.  We get most of it right, in theory; we’ve only commit so many acts of human injustice since The Holocaust.  We should have learned from Rosa Parks that standing up for yourself is how change happens.  We should have known after Plessey v. Ferguson that integration is messy but necessary.  We already know that women, and gays, and those of a different skin tone are just as human.  And we should know by now that giving humans human rights is like a band aid, it will only hurt more the longer one dwells. 

Nevertheless, today, we still struggle with true equality.  This is only natural, humanity’s eyes have only recently opened to the unfairness we cause, and we are yet to fully awaken.  Some days, change seems inevitable, like history really is history and all is fair in the world.  And some times the best we can do is wait for the hate-tainted parts of society to die off, whether literally or metaphorically.  We know that numbers matter; we know words and actions and perpetuating a hate-free ideology is what matters.  But we still forget, because not everyone is a part of this yet – not everyone can be part of a discriminated group (or knows one who is) and feel the need to take action.  Not everyone cares.

Civil Rights Final

It is hard to believe that someone could be judged by something such as the color of their skin, however during this unit i learned all the struggles minorities faced. These movements would not have been possible without the constant instruction and motivation given by leaders such as Martin Luther King. Creating change required a lot of faith and courage, the civil rights movement did not happen over night. All over our country groups had taken different approaches, personally i became really interested in the desegregation of schools. For the most part, adult are stuck in their ways, so a radical change such as this, needed to be done through the South. While children are young, they are still impressionable, which means if they began accepting desegregation, their kids later on would have the same view. This was also very important because it gave the African Americans opportunities to receive a better education, which in turn, would allow them to gain a higher economic standing.

Stereotypes and preconceptions are a major obstacle when trying to reach equity and equality. Conscious or not, still today we struggle with creating equal opportunities. Minorities are still working to overcome poverty, and institutional racism is very much real. Some races have a more difficult time making it to college, limiting their career options. This forces them to accept a lower income, keeping them in the on going cycle of being a lower class citizen. Even if you qualify for college, institutional racism, makes getting in more difficult. Characteristics such as race and gender play a role in college admissions. Also when applying for a job you might run into institutional racism.

The civil rights movement is more relevant now than ever before. Their modeled protest are being scene in the news, heard on the radio, and read in the paper. People have accepted an ideology that tells them if they are unhappy with how something works, than they need to do everything they can to change it. A connection i see between this unit and our present day struggles is the increase in college fees. This is much like how laws and regulations limited certain groups from voting. Higher fees means less people being able to afford college. Although they are not telling certain people they cannot receive an education specifically, their actions have made it to difficult for everyone to become educated at a high level. If minorities cannot receive degrees, their chances of gaining any kind of economic recognition will decrease tremendously

Civil Rights Reflection

Throughout the course of the Civil Rights Movement, we have learned how the minorities of the American citizens had struggled throughout history to gain equal civil rights as the rest of the American people. One lesson Americans have learned is that you must never give up. In the non-violent protests conducted at Greensboro, four African American students of North Carolina sat at a white-only lunch counter. This caused great attention to the sit-ins which caused many more black and white anti-segregationists to join the protests. Even when people were assaulted and put into danger, these people did not give up and eventually, the lunch counters were desegregated. Another lesson that the Civil Rights movement taught us was that literacy is an important weapon. Martin Luther King and Malcolm X provided motivation for many Americans nationwide just by their speeches. Malcolm X made people believe that they must start taking action in fighting for rights while Martin Luther King believed that non-violent protests can help bring success to equality to all races.

There are many struggles that America faces today that challenges the success of equity and equality. America having a bad economy gives many Americans problems. The economy has caused many people to lose their jobs and not be able to afford many important things such as health insurance. Not all Americans are protected medically or financially stable. Another struggle that America faces is poverty. 15.1% of Americans are in poverty which means that over 46.2 million people lack a socially acceptable amount of possessions and do not make up to $22,000 a year (based on a family of four). America has slowly overcame the discrimination towards other races, but as those problems disappear more become present.

The events that happened in the Civil Rights Movement are still easily present in today. The Brown v. Board of Education case ruled that separated schools were wrong and they must be desegregated at a constant pace. If it weren't for this case over turning the Plessy v. Ferguson, Washington High School today could easily be an All-Whites school. The organizations that were created during the Civil Rights Movement are still present today which still address the same problems that were faced in the 1960s. For example, the National Organization for Women was originally created to promote the equal rights and recognition of womens' status in society. Today, the organization still promotes the rights of safe abortion, economic justice, lesbian rights, etc. The discrimination that the women of N.O.W. faced in the 1960s had created a large phenomena that has spread nationwide to help with current issues. The discrimination faced in the 1950s through 1960s had given America knowledge on how to help fight issues of discrimination today.

The Civil Rights Movement

The Civil rights Movement has opened my eyes to the way that the minority population was treated. Every man is supposed to be created equal but with the way people were thinking in the south it surely did not look that way. It was just amazing how all of the black people came together and started fighting to get treated fairly. The Civil Rights Movement has taught me many lessons. First off it doesn’t matter how many people you start out with if you are fighting for something you will have people join you along the way. Another lesson I learned is if you want something you just need to go for it. Like Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., he was tired of being treated the way he was being treated and he did something about it and was one of the most important factors to the movement.

America still struggles with racism and equality issues. The biggest issue today is Institutional racism. If you are a black male and are convicted of a crime you have a higher chance of getting proven guilty and also getting a longer sentence than a white male would for committing the same crime. This shows that society may seem not racist but they are. We may have not achieved equality or equity yet but we are most definitely on our way. Another big problem that we have today is that the rich seem to be getting richer and the poor seem to be getting poorer and the middle class is just staying the same.

The events and ideas of The Civil Rights Movement are connected to the present greatly. If The Civil Rights Movement did not happen we would still have segregated schools and a lot of our population would not exist at all. Another idea is the idea of non-violent protests. The Occupy Oakland protest just shows you how people took the knowledge that they learned from the Movement and applied it to modern day. We can only reach total equality if people want it and even today there are a lot of people that just don’t want it.

Reflection

What did I learned this lesson? That’s a good question. Well I’m going to start by saying that this lesson was all about people fighting for what they believe was the best for them. That they didn’t back down but just keep going forward to get what they wanted. I learned that every not just black people fight for equality but there were more and that my own race Mexican Americans fought to get where we are right now, like Cesar Chavez a farm worker that wanted better working conditions for his people. And there was a lot of people fighting for acceptance like disable people, gay or lesbians, and many more. That there was leaders that were fighting for their own people to get a better life, and that they had their followers that stood next to them fighting for an objective. But most important way to fight back is using non-violence, like MLK, Cesar Chavez, Gandhi used to motivate their people. And in this lesson I learned things that I didn’t knew and now I know about those warriors that fought for their freedom, the acceptance of others, and against discrimination, but all of them fought for equality. And finally that violence results on more violence. That Non-violence can resolve any major problem.

America still struggle with some problems that have to do with equality/equity. These problems are reflected on our society we live on. These problems are shown on schools, stores, and other places. There are places that hire more guys because it’s a guy’s job and there is no equity for women to be hired. Other problem of equity it’s that students not white are been less at any college, but to reach equality colleges should help minority’s to get that education. And then there is so many people that are immigrants have no equal rights as a citizen does and that’s a major conflict that the gov’t can’t make it equal for all. This is how America after many years has still struggles with equality.

The way Civil Rights were built has influence many people to protest in different way using non-violence to get a point across. The way MLK, Cesar Chavez and others protested using non-violence has influence other like people on colleges that protested to get their point across. And they don’t harm anyone just like MLK teach their followers because violence results on violence. So that’s the way civil rights connect to the present.

Civil Rights? Oh Yeah, I know that stuff...

The U.S is the place to be! Where everyone is treated equally under the same constitution and all races are capable of getting along and working together! Well it wasn't always this way. The most important lesson that I learned about the Civil Rights Movement is that one person can start an entire life changing movement. I think this is the most important because Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X are idolized because of the movements they started by using freedom of speech and civil disobedience to get what they wanted which was equality.

Having equality is what the United States is all about. Because of the movements and organizations inspired by MLK and Malcolm X, all American Citizens are equal. Even though equity has not been achieved yet, these movements got our country one step closer to reaching the needs of the people. The segregation laws were eliminated and people were able to receive the same education and able to get the same jobs. There is always going to be an issue about racism. Racism can not be erased clean, but people like MLK and Malcolm X made people realize that the U.S was a segregated country and the "separate is never equal".

The marches, the boycotts, the rallies, the sit-ins, the civil disobedience, and more made the United States where we are today. There is rarely an issue with race and/or equality and our history addresses the issues we had in the past so we learn from our mistakes and never will let this happen again. In the end, this is the most important thing I learned about the Civil Rights Movement because someone or something so little can change the world, or in this case our wonderful country.

Like You've Been Paid to Disturb the "Peace"

What one can take away from the Civil Rights Movement is that change is possible. It never really feels like it because it's hard and it takes work, but it's still possible - it always will be. What the CRM specifically does it teach us the different approaches to fighting for what we believe we need. It inspires us and encourages us. It lets you know that an individual has more power than they believe. Learning about past successes and movements also gives a sense of pride and validation when one's own (legal) needs aren't being met.

The thing America struggles with is fear and complications of protest. The idea of organizing a protest is terrifying. Think of the Occupy protesters, getting pepper sprayed, beaten, and arrested by police. It's complicated, it's dangerous. It sounds scary and it is. It takes a lot to protest. You have to remember what it is that you're fighting for and stick by it. It takes a conscious individual, willing to potentially suffer for what they believe is right. This is NOT easy. It takes courage. Another problem is a sense of apathy, and the ability to shove things under the "carpet". It's easy to forget and focus on other more "important" things. It's easy to think that issues don't matter and forget they were ever there in the first place. I think people like MLKJ not only fought for themselves, but for everyone. I believe he fought against injustice itself.

As far as equity and equality goes, well it's easy to hate. It's easy to hate someone because they identify as/support a concept you aren't familiar with.

I know that the events of the CRM are connected to the present in many ways, but I think the most important way is just how contagious it is. When one person stood up, it made it ten times easier for others to join in.

The lessons learned from the civil rights movement are very important just as the actions taken. I feel the lessons have to do with racism and fighting to 'equal'. To be given a fair chance and the same opportunities as one another. Not just that but the feeling of having pride and being proud to be who you are, but all in all everyone was fighting for the same thing in different ways. Personally I thought some of the lessons were the difference between violence and no violence which played a big part in the civil rights movement.

The U.S struggles with equity and equality till this day. Not everyone is 'equal' due to many different circumstances such as racism, finances, their physical appearance ,and possibly their abilities. Seemingly I do see equity, but not all the time, some government enforcements for example may be racial causing more problems. I believe 'we' as the U.S are still working on that whole 'equity' thing even though everyone has the same rights as whats written down.

The civil rights movement of course still connects to the present in multiple ways. The ideas for example that Martin Luther King Jr put forward are what got us to where the U.S is at today. The desegregation of schools is definitely one of MANY things that connects to our present otherwise...ya never know, we could possibly still be segregated. People really fought for what they knew they deserved and what they felt was right. I feel they fought not just for their time, but for the present too, their sons,daughters,granddaughters etc. The movement and the fight for basically 'equity' makes what our world is today.

Civil Rights Reflection

There are always heroes in every country’s history. In the history of United States, there’re two heroes that stir up the movement of Civil Rights for all race with many reasons. Even with these movements in the past, there’re still problems even nowadays concerning justice and injustice, equality and inequality. From what I’ve learn in class, most of the movements had been done by African Americans to get Rights as a citizens and there’re two leaders who led these movements with total different philosophy. They are Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X.

Martin Luther King Jr. believed in non-violence just as Gandhi that non-violence is a powerful tool than object tool that uses violence. Most of the movement happened after the announcement of desegregation to integrate the school so that the schools are mixed color but the white people refuse to do so. The strategy that MLK used was just a peaceful walk through the road telling that they want to be segregated but later things get complicated that they faced violence from angry white mob and the police. Even with all these violence they faced the people still didn’t back down and keep on doing the movement for months that later the children were even involved. While the movements were still ongoing organizations were made to support the movement and in the organizations white people who believe in desegregation were involved. Some of the movements like Chicago Freedom Movement that didn’t want poverty that all the poor were African Americans. In the end, MLK was assassinated before he completed his mission.

Malcolm X believed that violence was necessary to leave his own race alone and they can stand without the help of white people who didn’t want to accept them. He said that they thought using non-violence can help them but the result was clear, they weren’t able to get Rights as citizens. He use direct language that doesn’t beat around the bush but straight and clear on what they need to do.

While the African Americans were trying their best to achieve Rights, these movement they boost the confidence of other race such as Asian American, Latino, and Mexican and also Women rights, Disables Rights and Gay-Lesbians movements were made. If MLK and Malcolm X didn’t exist then right now we would still be facing with problems such as not able to get our Rights and things would not be the way they’re as now and the segregation would be ongoing.

Civil Rights Movement

The civil rights was a tremendous movement reaching for freedom. This worldwide political movement had sloved many solution, that still reflects to where we stand to today. I believed that the lessons that were learned from studying about the civil rights is when an individual is given the right and respect that should be given. Like the fredom of speech, the right to vote, the assemblance to one another and most importantly the freedom amongs each and one another. That was the number one key that pursuade the leaders to reach the freedom they wanted when they decided to follow though by do the civil rights movement. Through out this movement they have reached what they wanted which was equality and somewhat equity

Though the big success from the movement, we as America today still struggles from the start of the caused. When it comes to equality, not such a big deal because when eaquality strikes no one notices it. Someone is always going to go after what they want, not just what they deserve and that someone can't be pleased by just having equality in our system. This is when the big picture for equity comes. The big stuggle for America because not everyone will be pleased, equity is to big of a move for each individual here in America. The feel to going out of your way just to make it more equal is already to much for us, what is it more when we have to make another stap forward to make it even.

One particular problem that we have here in the bay area that is connected to the civil movement is the Occupy Oakland. Protestors rallying for days and day, while cops just treats them like Animal. However the police are just doing their job. Protestors here are standing up for what they believe in and is willing to do anything for the action they decided to do. This is similar to the civil movement but with one big difference is the reason why, which the civil right movement were reaching for freedom regarding to Race.

Civil Rights Movement

There are many lessons to be learned from the civil rights. America would not be the way it is if it was not for the civil rights movement. Some lessons that I learned though throughout this part of our history is how one racial problem can lead to violence, hatred, and discrimination throughout the whole nation. It showed me how America really is and how everyone has their own perspectives towards issues, and those perspectives can lead to thousands of innocent people being murdered just for their color of their skin and how people can just watch others being killed right in front of them, and be humiliated just for standing up for themselves and fighting for their freedom.

Some issues that America still struggles with today when it comes to equity and equality is that from this day on people still get discriminated by other people just for their race. That shows that you can never get rid of the past, because throughout the world some people will always disagree with others and try to single themselves out of of other people because of racial or any other issues.


Also some of the events that happened during the civil rights are connected to the present, because from this day some people still disagree and some are still in white supremacists groups who still believe in the racial issues of the past. Another way it is connected is through Institutional Racism, for example in prisons everyone is separated with their own races because each group has the mindset that they are the better race and have more power, so it leads into chaos sometimes because that mindset can get deep into someone's head and lead them into doing something that will cause a big problem.

My Reflection

      The lessons learned from the Civil Rights Movement changes my perspective of thinking and actually shows me every way that people have fought towards equity and tried to achieve equality. Still today racism exists as long with other perspective of sexuality and more. Everything people do to fight for ones freedom and actually do make changes that mostly everyone agrees with.  Just because we are different but still human makes it right that we should all be treated equally. I learned that their was non violent acts and violent ones, but some people believed hitting or letting out violence would get the society how they wanted. M.L.K. used non-violence towards racism, and today the black people have been given their rights. Protesting and other ways were used to show the people that what was happening is not right. Changing through time, it slowly began adjusting to what we have today.

     Equality is a goal which we use equity to reach but still today people struggle with stereotypes and job wages. Knowing institutional racism government or people with businesses, in other words higher power, rule and judge the society subconsciously making other people become racist. Jobs are still looking at the gender coming down to the payment, this is another problem why we  fight for equality. Also people with disabilities stood up for their rights and have got helped and heard. As today things may look better but knowing that theirs still a lot more things people need to achieve, to try and hopefully get to equality.

     A concept that still exist today would be police brutality towards non-violent protesters that get beaten on camera and is shown to public, that surprise the audience when it is shown. Seeing these things help us learned that we still live in a society that is not equal and only can be resolved if people stand up for whats wrong. Most people are just seeing whats happening and make a judgment but really aren't doing anything about it. As civilization works together their is also many other major ways that effect how the world is being controlled, and as how generations past by their will always be something new.

Civil Rights Movement!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

        Civil Rights Movement was a very inspirational and hard faught moment in U.S. history. With people getting criticized for race and gender and being brought down by others who only thought their ways were right, lead to those who were criticized to rise up and fight for their rights. From Booker T. Washington to Rosa Parks, to Malcolm X, and to the great Martin Luther King Jr. who were just some big people out of the few who led civil rights movements in order to gain peace, rights, and to stop wrongful descrimination. We all should learn from this great moment in history and realize that racism, intolerance, and hatred are some god awful things and should never be used to harm someone because they only create more horror for those who are just trying to be part of something.
        Today we still struggle to accept others and acknowledge what their true potential is. Most of it is institutional and what we have been taught since we were young, but we should still learn what is right from wrong. And to be hateful is damn wrong. We struggle with giving other races equal opportunities because of stereotypes and by how we judge them. Some of our descrimination is towards the disabled and we put themm down because something is wrong with them and we feel that they cant achieve things that others can't. But that is still the problem. They can and some will, all we have to do is put aside our issues and stop being ignorant and look at the small things you do to create unfair situations and then go to the big picture to help create equity.
       Today we still have organizations who fight for peoples rights. The ideas from the movement spark up all the time whenever there is a group of people being harrased. Like the occupy or the dissability groups. More and more groups for today to protect peoples rights and make sure we all are able to gain equality. But we can only gain it by not being ignorant and being aware of what is happening in the world.

civil rights freedom

     There are many lessons that I have learned in the Civil Rights Movement, but freedom is the most important. Equal rights, equity and equality are all important components of freedom. Without civil rights activists the united states would still be the horrible place it used to be. Schools, busses, work and everything about social life would be segregated and the world would be a much different place. Freedom and equal rights were the main goals of activists such as Martin Luther King, Rosa Parks, and Malcolm X. Dr King focused on desegregation and the use of civil disobedience, with nonviolence. Malcolm X on the other hand wanted to gain equality and freedom through a more any means necessary approach. Then there is small activist movements like Rosa Parks and her refusing to leave her seat on the bus for a white man. Even though Parks didn’t give huge speeches or lead protests she showed that if you stand up what for you believe in, one person can make a huge difference. Not only is that an important lesson for civil rights time, its an important concept for people today.
    Despite the great efforts of the sixties civil rights activists, America still struggles with problems with equality and equity usually because of  racism and discrimination. Some of the time its obvious, outright mean racism, but mostly in more recent times its institutional racism. This form of racism is commonly in schools, work, and the legal system, the dangerous part is that its usually subconscious racism. It is easily the hardest type of racism there is because it usually isn’t on purpose. For example jail systems are extremely unbalanced when it comes to race. Also the school graduation stats are also not in favor of black and Hispanic students. Sadly its very difficult to fix these problems, but if we try to achieve equity hopefully institutional racism will decrease.
    The other freedom struggles Americans face today is the balance between freedom and order. The occupy Oakland protests are the perfect example of this struggle, protesters want to rally but the police and the city wants them to leave. Forever there will be people to support both sides. There is a lot of similarities and differences between protesters today and the protesters of the civil rights movements. One being they both are fighting for a cause but the main similarity is the standing up for what you believe is right and wanting something changed. The main difference is the reason, back then protests were for freedom regarding race, now they are about society’s other problems. Though the world today has its problems it would be a lot more complicated if society was still segregated. We always have to remember to give thanks to the activists who fought to give us a chance at equality
   

Civil Rights Movement

There were many lessons learned from the Civil Rights Movement. This was a traumatic period in the history of this country. I believe that the lessons learned from this movement would definitely be the non violent protests. For example, the Black Panthers were associated with this, they didn't want to use violence, they just wanted to protect themselves. MLK also agreed to this act. Another lesson learned from the Civil Rights Movement would be the goal towards gaining equality. If this movement did not happen, our country may still be as worse as it once was, if not even more. African Americans gained so many rights during this movement and so did woman. Woman and blacks gained the right to vote. That was a major goal in this movement, and it was an example of how equality was gained in our country.

America definitely still struggles with equity and equality today. I mean it wasn't as bad as it was, but we still have it which is something not good and we need to change this. America still struggles with the inequality when it comes to getting hired for a job. People still may think that if your're not white, your're not good enough for the job. Colleges or Universities may still have this problem as well. It may be harder for kids who aren't white to get into a good school. But I think the biggest struggle that we have today is Institutional Racism. For example in public schools, and in jail. People think that African Americans aren't smart enough, or that if they did something bad that they should go to jail for life, instead of a white person doing something bad and they only go to jail for a month. We also struggle with stereotyping, for example if a african american walks into a bank everyone may start unlike if a white person just walks in. Stereotyping is a major struggle that we still have in this country.

The Civil Rights Movement can connect to present for example with the Occupy movement. This is an example of a non violent protest. They want to get their message out and not use violence to do so. They do marches, and protests to get the peoples attention, instead of breaking windows and hurting others. I think that the civil rights movement gives us all hope that things can change for the better, and people will never give up for happiness. If they can do it back then, we can definitely do it today. Many people protest for different things in our nation today. Such as gay rights, equality, and better wages. All of these people have hope in change, and this how the civil rights movement connects to the present because we still do protests for equality today.

Civil Rights Reflection

As a result of the Civil Rights Movement people took away lessons they had learned as they struggled for what they believed in. The most important to me has to do with what I learned and understood from the unit. All people should be treated equal even if they are different from others. Having the same rights or fighting for what they thought was right to them. Not only did violence take place with some of these movements it all started with the nonviolent acts of people wanting justice. I think it was a learned lesson because of how others would make violence over something as peaceful as a march or boycott. Although throughout the movement people started to realize what was happening was not okay.It was unfair to others and action took place. Laws were changed and slowly and through hard work groups were given justice.

America still struggles today to reach equality through equity. Unlike before race is still a big issue although it has improved dramatically. There are many stereotypes that get in the way of treating everyone equally. People judge base their own thoughts and the stereotypes that go around among the generations today. Having an open mind about other races can help lessen the stereotypes of some racial groups. Another struggle is inequality with pay in jobs. Either between sexes or positions in jobs are affected for equal pay. No one should be treated differently when coming to a job they do for a living. Even though there has been a better difference in America there are many struggles we have to work on.

One major idea that's connects to today is nonviolent protests. Many people find ways to get there points across or to make a difference using nonviolent ways. Even now officers and law do take action to break apart the protests. This shows how some things haven't changed at all. Some of the civil rights movements are still like today's some being racial, jobs , or schools we still try different ways to make a difference and make it better. Although these ideas and events carry on everyday just to make everything a lot better.

Civil Rights Reflection

One of the lessons learned from the Civil Rights movement is that skin color is a barrier that people use as an excuse to promote racism. Psychologically, if we were to remove all the skin on our bodies, everyone would have the same body and internal structure (in general), making us the same and as equals to one another. However when you add the skin back to the body, everything changes. People judge others because of their race and their skin color. This causes everything to be separated--in other words, segregated. Back then, everything was segregated. From public restrooms to water fountains, to schools, and even parks. The Civil Rights movement was a struggle for equality among white Americans and African-Americans. What caused this struggle was that people did not accept nor did they want to accept people who are different from themselves. In other words, they did not want to accept a person with a different skin color. The lesson is that underneath, we are all equal and the same, however only the skin is the barrier that keeps us from thinking that way.

Today in America, there are still struggles in terms of equity and equality. One main struggle is that there are people who are against others of a different race. For example, the KKK is an organization that supports white supremacy and acts violently or threatens African-Americans as well as other groups. There is also institutional racism where African-Americans in prison receive a longer or harsher sentence than white inmates. Unintentionally, white folk move out of towns or cities in which they feel that the place they used to live wasn't as what it "used to be." In general, America still struggles with different forms of racism because there are people who do not want to accept the idea of everyone being equal or the same.

In the present today, there are many ideas and events connected to the Civil Rights movement. One event such as the Oakland Occupy reflect on the forms of nonviolent protest. The citizens only occupied an area in Oakland, peacefully protesting about the economy and the government to the point where the police would come in and violently beat them just to leave the area. Another event that would show peaceful and nonviolent forms of protesting, and as well as police brutality, would be the UC Davis police pepper spraying students. There was one recent article regarding how an Ohio landlady hung up a sign on the public pool saying, "White Only." One of her tenants is an African-American family whose daughter was the cause of the sign. The landlady's excuse for putting up the sign was because she didn't want the pool to get "dirty" from the chemicals of the hair products the girl used. This caused many residents to be outraged of the landlady's act. Overall, today the idea of racism still continues nation wide as well as certain groups of people rejecting another concern.