As the seasons changed and faded, so did the people who built a nation on racist values. The United States experienced many obstacles: wars, depressions, and even a short break-up from its southern states, however, blatant racism continued to exist. Provided, through the Civil War the abolishment of slavery was reached, nevertheless, the freedom so many slaves longed for, came with its limits. Freedom and equality are two separate things that at one time, were thought as interchangeable. Now that the three-fifths compromise was nullified through the thirteenth amendment, an African-American now counted towards a state population, which consequently led to the Southern Democrats increase in voting power, which only prolonged racial segregation
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It was during this era that the atmosphere among many African-American communities reeked with defeat, as lynching and other forms of integrational protest continued to make up the face of the U.S.. Everything was segregated, from the water fountains, to the schools. If the very idea of racism was embedded into young innocent children, then no wonder a conscious and subconscious level of racism continued to thrive, and become an accepted social norm. In conclusion, white people remained in power, and minorities continued to face a lack of representation in a country which promises the very thing it cruelly withheld. The upkeep of blatant racism eventually led to the rise of a black insurgency; which was a historical phenomenon where African-Americans fought for a voice, a representation in a so called democratic government. The 1930s through 1970s, according to McAdam (1982) was the era in which new forms of communication such as: the radio, television, and newspaper became accessible to African-American communities. In turn, they were able to organize, network, and assemble in large masses of protest. It was this cognitive liberation: belief that change was possible, that eventually drove the success of the Civil Rights Movement (Jones, 1982, p.60). Products of the Civil Rights Movement were the Supreme Court ruling of Brown V. Board of Education of Topeka, Civil Rights act of 1964, and the Voting Acts Right of 1965. The United States then became a more uniform society, where blatant racism was no longer acceptable. This consequently created a contemporary form of racism, known as latent
It was during this era that the atmosphere among many African-American communities reeked with defeat, as lynching and other forms of integrational protest continued to make up the face of the U.S.. Everything was segregated, from the water fountains, to the schools. If the very idea of racism was embedded into young innocent children, then no wonder a conscious and subconscious level of racism continued to thrive, and become an accepted social norm. In conclusion, white people remained in power, and minorities continued to face a lack of representation in a country which promises the very thing it cruelly withheld. The upkeep of blatant racism eventually led to the rise of a black insurgency; which was a historical phenomenon where African-Americans fought for a voice, a representation in a so called democratic government. The 1930s through 1970s, according to McAdam (1982) was the era in which new forms of communication such as: the radio, television, and newspaper became accessible to African-American communities. In turn, they were able to organize, network, and assemble in large masses of protest. It was this cognitive liberation: belief that change was possible, that eventually drove the success of the Civil Rights Movement (Jones, 1982, p.60). Products of the Civil Rights Movement were the Supreme Court ruling of Brown V. Board of Education of Topeka, Civil Rights act of 1964, and the Voting Acts Right of 1965. The United States then became a more uniform society, where blatant racism was no longer acceptable. This consequently created a contemporary form of racism, known as latent