The United States had a surplus of foreign concerns during key moments of the Civil Rights Movement. After World War II, people were trying to return to their former lives, however other issues prohibited that from ever happening. During the Cuban Missile Crisis, the whole country feared for their lives since potential attacking forces were only ninety miles away. While the Crisis had almost everyone in a panic, sit-ins were happening across the country to protest segregation. Not only were life-changing affairs taking place but affairs that would become part of history and change the course of the United States. On the home front, the Civil Rights Movement was heating up and trying to gain momentum despite not having the full attention that
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People started to take a stand against the racism and discrimination that inhibits the everyday life of a whole culture of people in the United States. This fight against bigotry became known as The Civil Rights Movement. The Civil Rights Movement lead to great accomplishments for the equality of everyone, regardless of race. Some believe that United States involvement in foreign affairs and the Civil Rights Movement are unrelated and that the Movement would have progressed at the same pace it did regardless of what was happening outside of the home …show more content…
After the G.I. Bill went into effect and veterans began claiming their pensions, suburban, middle-class living became the norm and not the goal for a majority of Americans. With a new definition of Americanism, citizens became anti-communist as a result of the Cold War and saw the spread of communism as the enemy and failed to recognize that not everyone in their own country was able to maximize American democracy. By the time Truman came into office, changes towards the end of discrimination were starting to happen; for example, the NAACP was established. However, even the president of a local NAACP chapter had other issues to focus on than just being an activist; he found it impossible to separate his family life from the activist movement. Not even civil rights activists can spend all of their efforts on the movement since other things happen in life that require attention as well. If it is so difficult for an activist to completely commit to the cause, how could unaffected and uninformed citizens completely commit to
People started to take a stand against the racism and discrimination that inhibits the everyday life of a whole culture of people in the United States. This fight against bigotry became known as The Civil Rights Movement. The Civil Rights Movement lead to great accomplishments for the equality of everyone, regardless of race. Some believe that United States involvement in foreign affairs and the Civil Rights Movement are unrelated and that the Movement would have progressed at the same pace it did regardless of what was happening outside of the home …show more content…
After the G.I. Bill went into effect and veterans began claiming their pensions, suburban, middle-class living became the norm and not the goal for a majority of Americans. With a new definition of Americanism, citizens became anti-communist as a result of the Cold War and saw the spread of communism as the enemy and failed to recognize that not everyone in their own country was able to maximize American democracy. By the time Truman came into office, changes towards the end of discrimination were starting to happen; for example, the NAACP was established. However, even the president of a local NAACP chapter had other issues to focus on than just being an activist; he found it impossible to separate his family life from the activist movement. Not even civil rights activists can spend all of their efforts on the movement since other things happen in life that require attention as well. If it is so difficult for an activist to completely commit to the cause, how could unaffected and uninformed citizens completely commit to