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.