The United States is a country rooted in change. Whether caught up in an international war or embroiled in internal strife, America is in a constant state of flux, rarely settling into peaceful periods and frequently falling into trouble. Economic depressions, natural disasters, civil war, international incidents, and political scandals are only a few of the many trials that the United States have faced as a nation. While all of these obstacles loom large in our heritage, one of the greatest points of contention throughout America’s history has been that of racial diversity, its associated conflicts, and reactions sparked by them.
There are many examples of America’s struggle with racial diversity, ranging from the horrors of the Indian Schools …show more content…
During what became known as the Second Reconstruction, African Americans organized protests, sit-ins, and committed various acts of civil disobedience to draw further attention to their cause of fighting against some of the same racial issues they had faced since the first Reconstruction. Unlike the first Reconstruction, the conflicts of the Civil Rights Movement were not confined to the heavily racist Southern states, leading to broader, more sweeping reforms regarding America’s racial …show more content…
Louis metro area in particular, the reality that the same inequalities that were fought against decades ago are still occurring right in front of us was a harsh wake-up call, as well as a catalyst to look deeper into our history for the causes of the conflicts we face today. In working through the modules regarding the Civil Rights Movement, I was struck by how much the protests sparked by the Ferguson conflict mirrored the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s, and the startling similarity between the two is what drew me to this topic. Upon reading through the assigned documents, it was both shocking and very enlightening to realize that the historical figures we now revere as heroes were doing many of the same things as the modern protestors that many people classify as thugs. Reading through the assigned materials became one of the factors that spurred me to reevaluate some of my views on the racial issues we face
There are many examples of America’s struggle with racial diversity, ranging from the horrors of the Indian Schools …show more content…
During what became known as the Second Reconstruction, African Americans organized protests, sit-ins, and committed various acts of civil disobedience to draw further attention to their cause of fighting against some of the same racial issues they had faced since the first Reconstruction. Unlike the first Reconstruction, the conflicts of the Civil Rights Movement were not confined to the heavily racist Southern states, leading to broader, more sweeping reforms regarding America’s racial …show more content…
Louis metro area in particular, the reality that the same inequalities that were fought against decades ago are still occurring right in front of us was a harsh wake-up call, as well as a catalyst to look deeper into our history for the causes of the conflicts we face today. In working through the modules regarding the Civil Rights Movement, I was struck by how much the protests sparked by the Ferguson conflict mirrored the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s, and the startling similarity between the two is what drew me to this topic. Upon reading through the assigned documents, it was both shocking and very enlightening to realize that the historical figures we now revere as heroes were doing many of the same things as the modern protestors that many people classify as thugs. Reading through the assigned materials became one of the factors that spurred me to reevaluate some of my views on the racial issues we face