Civil Rights Vs To Kill A Mockingbird

Americans today tend to believe that now African Americans have the same citizenship rights as whites by the effort of the public. When it comes to the topic of racial discrimination, most of us will readily agree that the discrimination is almost ended and there is a less racist society than before. Where this agreement usually ends, however, is on the question of which community made a greater contribution to against the discrimination. Whereas To Kill a Mockingbird is convinced that white community helped the black people to gain equality, Civil Rights Movement maintains that black people themselves protected and strove for their own rights, but both show that it is crucial to end the racial discrimination.
In To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee argues that the white leadership committed to racial equality with strong convictions, wisdom and empathy. Lee herself writes, “But there is one way in this country in which all men are created equal—there is one human institution that makes a pauper the equal of a Rockefeller, the stupid man the equal of an Einstein, and the ignorant man the equal of any college …show more content…
According to Chris Simkins, “A major factor in the success of the movement was the strategy of protesting for equal rights without using violence.” (Simkins). Basically, he is saying that in order to achieve their goal, movement participants used many effective strategies. For example, court cases, sit-ins, boycotts, non-violent protest, and marches. I’m of two minds about Chris’ claim that peaceful protest is the main reason of the success. On the one hand, I agree that non-violent movement could be the key to against the discrimination. On the other hand, I’m not sure if black people would revolt under the violence of the oppressors. In sum, Civil Rights Movement led by the black leadership helped to create a less racist