Feminism Vs Civil Rights Movement

Human curiosity has led to both positive and negative innovations for civilizations around the world. Throughout America’s history, oppressed groups have tried to accomplish certain goals using certain means of innovations and movements. Between Feminism and Civil Rights movements, they each have wondered what could be done to better their lives. Feminism’s roots began in the 1800s from the curiosity of what life would entail in a world where women could divorce their husbands, and where they could control birth rate, and pregnancy. Such innovations like safe abortions and birth control have allowed for cisgender women and others with such reproductive systems to take place in the workforce, and provide for themselves without the responsibility …show more content…
At the same time, African Americans wondered white women had gained voting rights in the 1920s, yet, they hadn’t received this right. During this time, African Americans and White Americans were also still segregated, and America believed in “separate but equal” via the supreme court decision of Plessy vs. Ferguson (Plessy vs. Ferguson). The Civil Rights Movement fought for integration of schools, public spaces and Police brutality is a predominant use of oppression against African Americans. Some groups such as the Black Panther Party ignited as a form of protection and awareness. Their approach was more abrasive compared to the actions of the past. In 2014, three African American women, Alicia Garza, Patrisse Cullors and Opal Tometi, created the Black Lives Matter movement (Black Lives Matter). The women formed the group after noticing a pattern of murderers of black people not being held accountable. Specifically, as a movement to bring awareness to police brutality still present in society despite the common belief that racism is no longer existent. Black Lives Matter also fights for better representation, and works as a reminder to America that black lives do in fact matter; Even if it’s not as predominant of an idea in American culture. Colin Kaepernick, quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers, …show more content…
Conservative people, usually white, have interpreted the movement as violent, and anti-white. People have attacked Kaepernick for being anti-American, and even believe the movement is racist, and a cause for the racial divide. As opposed to blaming the oppression against African American which has existed since the beginning of America’s history; from slavery, to the denial of human and citizenship rights, to brutality from those whose job is to protect them. Others have argued it is exclusive, and have fought the message with “All Lives Matter”. More directly, some have even fought with “Blue Lives Matter”, or “Police Lives Matter” as they perceive it to be anti-police. Surprisingly these “pro-life” groups seem to disagree with the treatment of equal treatment of not only African Americans, but women of all races, as