Equal Rights Movement Analysis

The United States has reconstructed over the past several decades in order to address the several issues that plague a large portion of its population. Women and African Americans alike, have a long history of being oppressed by the prejudice societal values established by the United States of America, prompting individuals to bring about change themselves rather than wait for governmental action. The lower and working class citizens of the United States also have taken upon themselves to bring about reforms to better improve their working conditions and livelihoods, due in part to the US government’s inability to take action themselves. From 1877 to 1980, individuals who pertained to minority groups, such as women and African Americans, had a greater impact in solving the issues of equal rights through tactics such as the Women 's Movement and Children’s Crusade, while the United States government had a more profound effect on addressing the concerns of the lower class population through such acts as their …show more content…
Women and African Americans through peaceful tactics such as the Woman Movement and Children’s Crusade, were more successful in their individual efforts to solve the issues of Civil and equal rights in the United States, than the efforts made by the United States government. Starting in 1884, Women established the National Woman Suffrage Association (NWSA) and the American Woman Suffrage Association (AWSA) to garner rights such as the right to vote (Norton, 524). The National American