Creating Positive Social Change It is common to hear what great pride our country takes in talking and teaching our younger generations about the Civil Rights Movement in the 1950’s and 60’s, and portray it as a heroic episode in the history of America. Where many activist such as Martin Luther King Jr, Rosa Parks, and Malcom X risked and for some, lost their lives in the name of freedom and equality. Civil activists participated in nonviolent protests and civil disobedience for change. They wanted African Americans to have the same citizenship rights that white people had and took for granted. Although the federal government made legislative improvements by passing the Voting Rights Act of 1965 that gave the African Americans the right to
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That we should have this acceptance to be oppressed by white people and not try to fight back because it is simply the way the world remains stable. It is because of this type of ideologies imposed not only from society, but within our own community, by our own families that we live in a problematic world. We have to change the way we think about ourselves as color people, open our eyes to reality and accept that racism is all around us and as try figure out a way to create positive change. Before we can create change we have to a greater in depth understanding of our history. We need to understand how the leaders of the Civil Rights Movement such as Martin Luther King Jr. and Rosa Parks felt and dealt with the issue of race. In the article, “The politics of Children’s Literature: What’s wrong with Rosa Parks Myth” by Herbert Kohl talks about how children are taught in schools about racism in history. They describe confrontations between African Americans and European as problem between individuals that can be resolved. Whenever the issue of racism is addressed as a social problem there is a happy ending to the story. The article discusses how in children’s book the story of Rosa Parks is depicted versus what really …show more content…
not as god as many people view him but as human being. People admire Dr. King but never believe they can ever be like him because in their eyes he is perfect. The reality is that “ …if you have never known a man certain of his faults, doubtful of his merits, and longing labor to be good , you may mistake him for hypocrite or worst.” (Menkart D., 2004, p. 12) I believe that people who strive to be perfect may never reach perfection but they will would have become a better individual as a result and Martin Luther king worked hard to be a good man. He as well as all humans made mistakes felt rage towards the social injustice but like Rosa Parks he put himself out there because he believe that through his actions he would be able to influence social change. The article also mentions how he did not single handedly produced movements for example, the boycotts the in the community of Montgomery but that the leader WPC, E.D. Nixon choose Dr. King to represent them. I believe this is fascinating because it not only shows how active Dr. King was as a leader but that he depended on the communities support to accomplish change. After the success of the boycotts led by Dr. and the community it gave rise to the Civil Rights Movements. Martin Luther King was not a god but left us an important legacy which was wisdom that in order to succeed and create social change we have to stand
That we should have this acceptance to be oppressed by white people and not try to fight back because it is simply the way the world remains stable. It is because of this type of ideologies imposed not only from society, but within our own community, by our own families that we live in a problematic world. We have to change the way we think about ourselves as color people, open our eyes to reality and accept that racism is all around us and as try figure out a way to create positive change. Before we can create change we have to a greater in depth understanding of our history. We need to understand how the leaders of the Civil Rights Movement such as Martin Luther King Jr. and Rosa Parks felt and dealt with the issue of race. In the article, “The politics of Children’s Literature: What’s wrong with Rosa Parks Myth” by Herbert Kohl talks about how children are taught in schools about racism in history. They describe confrontations between African Americans and European as problem between individuals that can be resolved. Whenever the issue of racism is addressed as a social problem there is a happy ending to the story. The article discusses how in children’s book the story of Rosa Parks is depicted versus what really …show more content…
not as god as many people view him but as human being. People admire Dr. King but never believe they can ever be like him because in their eyes he is perfect. The reality is that “ …if you have never known a man certain of his faults, doubtful of his merits, and longing labor to be good , you may mistake him for hypocrite or worst.” (Menkart D., 2004, p. 12) I believe that people who strive to be perfect may never reach perfection but they will would have become a better individual as a result and Martin Luther king worked hard to be a good man. He as well as all humans made mistakes felt rage towards the social injustice but like Rosa Parks he put himself out there because he believe that through his actions he would be able to influence social change. The article also mentions how he did not single handedly produced movements for example, the boycotts the in the community of Montgomery but that the leader WPC, E.D. Nixon choose Dr. King to represent them. I believe this is fascinating because it not only shows how active Dr. King was as a leader but that he depended on the communities support to accomplish change. After the success of the boycotts led by Dr. and the community it gave rise to the Civil Rights Movements. Martin Luther King was not a god but left us an important legacy which was wisdom that in order to succeed and create social change we have to stand