Lakota Woman's Fight For Equality

There have been a plethora of social change groups and social movements throughout America’s history. Each group has a goal and a blockage in their way. Each group is fighting generally for the same thing, equality. The following quote from Lakota Women, states that a movement is only as good as the people opposing or disagreeing with it, “Some people say that a movement dies the moment it becomes acceptable” (82). For example, school walkouts and blowouts were led by a group of Los Angeles students who were fed up with how they were being treated at school. The students wanted change and they followed in a former activists footsteps, Martin Luther King Jr., by passively protesting for what they stood for. Almost every group can show signs of similarity, whether it is Native Americans fighting for their land, African Americans fighting for their freedom, women fighting for equality, laborers fighting for better work conditions and high pay, or Latinos fighting for rights to even be able to legally live in this country. Lakota women is based around the …show more content…
These concerns, goals sacrifices and strategies were shared with other suppressed groups, who also fought for their rights and equality. Lakota Woman tells the story of Native Americans fight for equality through the eyes of a woman who was a part of the movement. It really makes one think about the horrible things the Native Americans have suffered as a consequence of racism “Racism is still with us. But it is up to us to prepare our children for what they have to meet, and, hopefully, we shall overcome” (Rosa Parks). This quote from Rosa Parks shows that although racism is still prevalent today, there is hope for the future of equality within society today. There has been many advances in freedoms and respect toward minorities in America and social groups in America, but things could get a lot