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.