Although the American Civil Rights Movement actually started during the mid-to-late 19th century, the movement actually peaked in the mid 20th century. The Civil Rights Movement was a tremendous historical step for the African-Americans in the United States of America. The movement caused many evangelists, authors, and protestors to feel called upon to address the subject of racial equality in America. One of the many evangelists, but arguably the most famous, during the movement was Billy Graham. After returning home from one of his various missionary trips, Billy Graham was approached by the President of the United States. The President invited Billy Graham to the White House to address the topic of the Civil Rights Movement and the severe
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Although every family, and/or person, in America does not believe in racial superiority, many people throughout the country do believe in this ridiculous idea. Furthermore, this idea of racial superiority has been inherently passed down from generation to generation, and will most likely never cease to be passed down. Additionally, since the idea of racial superiority still exists, it causes a correlating relationship with racial segregation. And because “the principle of racial segregation has been generally upheld by legal, social, and moral sanctions,” (Gillespie) the impressionists of racial segregation have taken many actions upon themselves to try and make sure that segregation amongst the races will exist …show more content…
In many major cases throughout history, the white race has held the preposterous idea that white supremacy is supported by God. This idea caused white immigrants to rush Native-Americans off of their own land, and to place them on reservations. This idea also caused whites to enslave African-Americans for hundreds of years, forcing them by whips and hardship to work hard labor in cotton fields. So, the idea of white supremacy has obviously existed since the beginning of American history. Thus the actions of whites in the past has an inbuilt effect on how whites and blacks treated each other during the Civil Rights Movement, and furthermore, how whites and blacks treat each other today. This so-called idea of “race prejudice” has been abused by various racial groups in effort to disrepute and denote the term and its
Although every family, and/or person, in America does not believe in racial superiority, many people throughout the country do believe in this ridiculous idea. Furthermore, this idea of racial superiority has been inherently passed down from generation to generation, and will most likely never cease to be passed down. Additionally, since the idea of racial superiority still exists, it causes a correlating relationship with racial segregation. And because “the principle of racial segregation has been generally upheld by legal, social, and moral sanctions,” (Gillespie) the impressionists of racial segregation have taken many actions upon themselves to try and make sure that segregation amongst the races will exist …show more content…
In many major cases throughout history, the white race has held the preposterous idea that white supremacy is supported by God. This idea caused white immigrants to rush Native-Americans off of their own land, and to place them on reservations. This idea also caused whites to enslave African-Americans for hundreds of years, forcing them by whips and hardship to work hard labor in cotton fields. So, the idea of white supremacy has obviously existed since the beginning of American history. Thus the actions of whites in the past has an inbuilt effect on how whites and blacks treated each other during the Civil Rights Movement, and furthermore, how whites and blacks treat each other today. This so-called idea of “race prejudice” has been abused by various racial groups in effort to disrepute and denote the term and its