SHORT ESSAY ON RACE AND RACISM
The Civil War and the Civil Rights Movement have a direct correlation with African Americans gaining their deserved freedom. If not for the Civil War slavery could still be normal in American society. It took over half a million American lives for African Americans to gain an ounce of freedom. Even after all the bloodshed African Americans still had little to no freedom. Likewise, without the Civil Rights Movement African Americans would never have the social status and rights that they do in today 's society. The blood that was shed during the Civil Rights movements were not in vain because it all paid off to give African Americans the rights they deserved. With all this rich history, it shows the perseverance …show more content…
This was a time period where the white Americans felt African Americans should have no rights and be second class citizens. The United States government put in place laws such as “separate but equal” to give the image that African Americans were being treated the same as white Americans. Rosa Parks was a civil rights activist, she became an activist because when she was a child at school there was no equal rights for colored people. When Rosa took the bus she had to sit in the colored section, and stood up and did not sit in the colored section. Martin Luther was a great public figure, even though he was shot publicly he will always be remembered in America 's history. Civil rights activists such as Martin Luther King Jr, and Rosa Parks were able to bring light to the white Americans and showed that African Americans deserved their rights. Martin Luther touched Americans hearts with his inspirational speeches. Rosa Parks made a mark on history when she refused to give up her seat to a white man, and slowly winning the battle of civil rights. The end of civil rights saw African Americans gaining more rights and freedom which over the years has slowly gotten stronger. Rattansi suggested, “It has emerged in historically specific circumstances and has been inserted into the frames of interpretation and sense of belonging that are intrinsic features of human
The Civil War and the Civil Rights Movement have a direct correlation with African Americans gaining their deserved freedom. If not for the Civil War slavery could still be normal in American society. It took over half a million American lives for African Americans to gain an ounce of freedom. Even after all the bloodshed African Americans still had little to no freedom. Likewise, without the Civil Rights Movement African Americans would never have the social status and rights that they do in today 's society. The blood that was shed during the Civil Rights movements were not in vain because it all paid off to give African Americans the rights they deserved. With all this rich history, it shows the perseverance …show more content…
This was a time period where the white Americans felt African Americans should have no rights and be second class citizens. The United States government put in place laws such as “separate but equal” to give the image that African Americans were being treated the same as white Americans. Rosa Parks was a civil rights activist, she became an activist because when she was a child at school there was no equal rights for colored people. When Rosa took the bus she had to sit in the colored section, and stood up and did not sit in the colored section. Martin Luther was a great public figure, even though he was shot publicly he will always be remembered in America 's history. Civil rights activists such as Martin Luther King Jr, and Rosa Parks were able to bring light to the white Americans and showed that African Americans deserved their rights. Martin Luther touched Americans hearts with his inspirational speeches. Rosa Parks made a mark on history when she refused to give up her seat to a white man, and slowly winning the battle of civil rights. The end of civil rights saw African Americans gaining more rights and freedom which over the years has slowly gotten stronger. Rattansi suggested, “It has emerged in historically specific circumstances and has been inserted into the frames of interpretation and sense of belonging that are intrinsic features of human