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.