The Civil Rights Movement was a critical period in history with much disarray to fight for the document established in 1964 that made it official to prohibit discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. From 1940 to 1965 people worked hard together endlessly to achieve a common goal of equality for all because they were mistreated and deprived of their human rights. This would not be attainable if there were not numerous efforts and continuous hard work executed by activists, people of all races, religions, and genders, to ensure desegregation in all aspects of life and a sense of fairness and equality. The Civil Rights Movement proved to be successful because of the effects of desegregation brought about by, the …show more content…
This signified growth in the movement because black people were guaranteed to have a say in politics, making their voices heard. To conclude, the long twenty-five years that were filled with courageous acts, community goals, setbacks, struggles, discouragement, violence, and resiliency was a time that would never be forgotten. Due to the strong determined people who created the urgency for change, America is now a place where people of different skin color can feel their worthiness and a sense of belonging. They can now take on opportunities and live in a society with laws prohibiting the ill-treatment of individuals. Although many things are wrong with the system, we see such a vast difference from the mid-19th century to now. The strong non-violent tactics the groups had was the push that helped with receiving these rights because they showed that they were not harmful people. They were just humans who wanted to be treated right. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965 served as evidence that individual determination didn’t go