African American Equal Rights

The United States base its constitution on equal rights and that all people must be treat each other with the same standards; however, the this idea has not been put into practice continuously ;given that ,the Civil Rights Movement in America changed many things in our Society. Through hard work, consistency and determination, Americans fought to gain equal rights; unfortunately, in today’s world we are still struggling for equality.

African Americans have to deal with a history of battles caused by discrimination and partialities. Since the end of the Civil War, they fought to gain access to their full rights that the Constitution have promised. The fourteenth Amendment, which defined national citizenship, was passed in 1866. Although, African Americans were granted citizenship, they were still regarded as if they were unequal. Especially the South had a hard time with the idea of African Americans as equal’s persons; furthermore, they promoted segregation. …show more content…
Long time ago women were considered the property of their husbands, and interracial marriage was unlawful in many states previous to the Civil Rights Movement. Those ideas transformed and so did marriage. Allowing same-sex marriage is basically one step closer to the total equality in America.