The Civil Rights Movement

The Civil Rights Movement was a political activist movement, that was against the discrimination and segregation of the Afro-American people in the United States. From the period of the 50’s to the 60’s, the American government implemented series of laws, that systematically would separate the Caucasian, and African races. Nearly everything in society was separated, in terms of races. This included benches, drinking fountains, restaurants, clubs, educational facilities and so on. This was very similar to the Apartheid, that was implemented in South Africa by the Dutch colonizers. Rather than going through the discrimination of Afro-Americans in general, I am going to talk about The Civil Rights Movement, what they fought for, and how they fought for it.

Uprising and impact

The Civil Rights Movement was very strategic with protesting against the American government. Their protests were mostly peaceful and did not involve any acts of violence. A man that played a big role in these protests and in this movement, was Martin Luther King. He was a Baptist minister, and as I mentioned before, was known for his impact on fighting for the Afro-American race. He was not only good at promoting justice by protests, but along with his movement was also extremely good at promoting justice by media. The Civil Rights Movement would by media coverage show the world how the Afro-Americans were restricted basic human-rights, such as voting. They would also show the brutality, and inequality of the K.K.K that was being shown against the black people. The K.K.K would abduct and kidnap innocent children, teens and adults, sometimes even in big numbers. They would be raped and also burnt or hanged. Gruesome footage was casted on national television, and explicit images were to be seen in every news article. This raised attention across the globe, and the discrimination of the black people was not to be taken lightly anymore. Many died for the justice for the Afro-Americans, such as Martin Luther King. But it was not for granted, the Afro-Americans regained their right to vote and racial segregation perished. Sadly, racism still exists in America and Afro-Americans are still discriminated. An example for this is the Killing of George Floyd. But I hope that one day, we won’t discriminate each other based on skin tone.