Still Fighting for Civil Rights
Civil rights will always be a movement. It’s something the United States, the land of the free, has always struggled with. Every time an issue about civil rights is brought up, millions fight against making a change. The United States has come such a long way with civil rights, but it’s foolish to think that the civil rights movement is over. The fight is still going on and will continue to go on until this country values all lives equally. Malcolm X fought for equal civil rights fifty year ago and this what he thought of civil rights, “The entire civil rights struggle needs a new interpretation, a broader interpretation. We need to look at this civil-rights thing from another angle.” (Ballot. 319). Malcolm did …show more content…
“Black lives matter is an organization of people who mobilized in order to transform the inept justice system in this country that never protects African Americans.”(Black Lives Matter). This group brought to life the fact that America who for so many years tried to believe, that we in fact got rid of racism, and thought all American’s had the same civil rights was completely inaccurate. The case of Michael Brown a teenage boy who was unarm, was shot multiple times by an officer until he died. This brought black lives matter to Ferguson to protest outside the court house hoping to make sure this officer got convicted. The officer was found innocent and just like that the American justice system sent a message to the nation that African American lives do not matter. The United States needs to change this, it shouldn’t be acceptable to take an innocent person life and not face any consequences. Fifty years ago, Malcolm said “If you don’t take an uncompromising stand- I don’t mean go out and get violent; but at the same time you should never be nonviolent unless you run into some nonviolence” (“Ballot”.322). Today this organization has taken a stand fighting for justice against police officers who treat African Americans unfairly, and against the justice system that fines the officers, who shoot unarmed citizens multiple times, innocent. Even today members of black lives matter still stand outside the court house in Ferguson, protesting this
Civil rights will always be a movement. It’s something the United States, the land of the free, has always struggled with. Every time an issue about civil rights is brought up, millions fight against making a change. The United States has come such a long way with civil rights, but it’s foolish to think that the civil rights movement is over. The fight is still going on and will continue to go on until this country values all lives equally. Malcolm X fought for equal civil rights fifty year ago and this what he thought of civil rights, “The entire civil rights struggle needs a new interpretation, a broader interpretation. We need to look at this civil-rights thing from another angle.” (Ballot. 319). Malcolm did …show more content…
“Black lives matter is an organization of people who mobilized in order to transform the inept justice system in this country that never protects African Americans.”(Black Lives Matter). This group brought to life the fact that America who for so many years tried to believe, that we in fact got rid of racism, and thought all American’s had the same civil rights was completely inaccurate. The case of Michael Brown a teenage boy who was unarm, was shot multiple times by an officer until he died. This brought black lives matter to Ferguson to protest outside the court house hoping to make sure this officer got convicted. The officer was found innocent and just like that the American justice system sent a message to the nation that African American lives do not matter. The United States needs to change this, it shouldn’t be acceptable to take an innocent person life and not face any consequences. Fifty years ago, Malcolm said “If you don’t take an uncompromising stand- I don’t mean go out and get violent; but at the same time you should never be nonviolent unless you run into some nonviolence” (“Ballot”.322). Today this organization has taken a stand fighting for justice against police officers who treat African Americans unfairly, and against the justice system that fines the officers, who shoot unarmed citizens multiple times, innocent. Even today members of black lives matter still stand outside the court house in Ferguson, protesting this